Name: ______Grammar Unit #2: Verbs

Principal Parts of Verbs

 There are four principal parts of a verb:

(to) live (is) living lived (have) lived

(to) run (is) running ran (have) run

Principal parts of REGULAR verbs:

 All verbs form the present participle in the same way: add ______to the infinitive/base form.

 A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding ______or ______to its infinitive/base form.

Regular or Infinitive/base Present Participle Past Past Participle Irregular?

R

R

Principal parts of IRREGULAR verbs:

 All verbs form the present participle in the same way: add ______to the infinitive/base form.

 An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some way other than by adding –d or –ed.

You might: change ______, change ______, change ______, or change ______.

Regular or Infinitive/base Present Participle Past Past Participle Irregular?

I

I

I

I

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To be completed throughout the unit…

Is the verb Infinitive/base Present Participle Past Past Participle regular or irregular?

(to) drink

(to) talk

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Verb Tense

 A verb’s principal parts for the ______.  The tense of a verb indicates the ______of the action.

The six verb tenses

______existing or ______existing or happening in the existing or happening in the past happening now future

______existing or existing or existing or happening happening happening before a before a specific before a specific specific time time in the time in the in the past present future

• Listing all the forms of a verb according to tense is called ______.

• ______are formed from a verb’s principal parts.

Infinitive/base form Present Past Past Participle Participle

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Conjugating REGULAR verbs

 Conjugate in the present tense the verb “to visit”

I We

You You

He/she/it They

 Conjugate in the past tense the verb “to graduate” I We

You You

He/she/it They

 Conjugate in the future tense the verb “to ______” I We

You You

He/she/it They

 Conjugate in the present perfect tense the verb “to call” I We

You You

He/she/it They

 Conjugate in the past perfect tense the verb “to trained” I We

You You

He/she/it They

 Conjugate in the future perfect tense the verb “to yell” I We

You You

He/she/it They

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Conjugating IRREGULAR verbs

1. Start by figuring out the principal parts…

Infinitive/base Present Past Past Regular or form Participle Participle Irregular?

I

2. Then use the principal parts to help conjugate…

To Be Present Tense Present Perfect Tense use the infinitive use past participle

I We I We You You You You He/she/it They He/she/it They

Past Tense Past Perfect Tense use past use past participle

I We I We You You You You He/she/it They He/she/it They

Future Tense Future Perfect Tense Use the infinitive use the past participle

I We I We You You You You He/she/it They He/she/it They

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CLASSWORK

1. Write and label the principal parts for the verb “to dance”.

o ______o ______o ______o ______

2. Explain how principal parts determine that a verb is regular.

3. Explain what tenses the infinitive and the past tense create for all verbs.

4. Explain what tenses the past participle creates.

5. Conjugate the past perfect tense of the verb “to fail”.

6. Conjugate “to go” in all six tenses:

Present Tense Present Perfect Tense

Past Tense Past Perfect Tense

Future Tense Future Perfect Tense

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HOMEWORK

PART 1: Conjugating Common Irregular Verbs

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the chart for the rest of these irregular verbs. Select three irregular verbs from the list provided to use in the last boxes. Infinitive Present Participle Past Past Participle To sing

To lend

To buy

To bring

To catch

To feel

To have

To write

PART 2: Conjugation DIRECTIONS: Complete the conjugation of the irregular verb “to write” in all six tenses. Label each tense.

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