NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY page 485 Principal Parts of Verbs 18a. The principal parts of a verb are the base form, the present participle, the past, and the past participle. BASE FORM walk sing USAGE PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] walking [is/are] singing PAST walked sang PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] walked [has/have] sung EXERCISE A On the line next to each verb form, identify it by writing B for base form, PresP for present participle,P for past, or PastP for past participle. Example ____________PresP 1. [is] fighting ____________ 1. [is] catching ____________11. [have] built ____________ 2. drink ____________12. froze ____________ 3. bought ____________13. suppose ____________ 4. [has] watched ____________14. taught ____________ 5. [are] cutting ____________15. [are] letting ____________ 6. write ____________16. rang ____________ 7. [have] shone ____________17. [is] growing ____________ 8. paint ____________18. leave ____________ 9. [is] asking ____________19. drowned ____________10. jumped ____________20. [has] met EXERCISE B In each of the following sentences, identify the form of the underlined verb by writing above it B for base form,PresP for present participle,P for past, or PastP for past participle. PastP Example 1. The ducks have flown south for the winter. 21. Water-resistant feathers help ducks stay dry. 22. Those ducks are swimming with their strong legs and feet. 23. These ducks have grown waterproof feathers. 24. Some ducks fed from the surface of the water. Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 25. Near the pond the ducks are eating seeds and insects. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 169 NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY page 486 Regular Verbs 18b. A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding –d or –ed to the base form. BASE FORM use pick USAGE PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] using [is/are] picking PAST used picked PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] used [has/have] picked EXERCISE A Supply the present participle, past, and past participle for each of the following base forms. Example 1. learn ____________________learning ____________________ learned ____________________ learned Present Part. Past Past Part. 1. watch ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 2. present ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 3. demonstrate ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 4. bandage ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 5. practice ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ EXERCISE B For each of the following sentences, write the correct present participle, past, or past participle of the verb given in parentheses. Example 1. Cindy has _________________jogged every Saturday for two months. (jog) 6. Today, many people are _________________ for ways to improve their health. (look) 7. Since the middle of last semester, I have _________________ to school every day. (walk) 8. Already, my stamina has _________________. (increase) 9. Last year Shane _________________ to do something to improve his health. (decide) 10. He _______________ to eat junk food and spent most of his free time watching television. (use) 11. His mother had _________________ that he had very little energy. (notice) 12. He also was _________________ weight rapidly. (gain) 13. Now Shane is _________________ and eating well. (exercise) 14. He has _________________ an aerobics class that meets three times a week. (start) 15. Aerobic exercise has _________________ to increase Shane’s energy level. (help) Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 170 ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE | First Course NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY pages 488-92 Irregular Verbs A 18c. An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some way other than by adding –d or –ed to the base form. USAGE BASE FORM eat do PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] eating [is/are] doing PAST ate did PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] eaten [has/have] done EXERCISE A For each of the following sentences, underline the correct verb form in parentheses. Example 1. This tight shoe has (hurted, hurt) my foot all day. 1. Calinda (took, taked) her sister to the rain forest exhibit at the museum. 2. Do you know what year the Lusitania (sank, sunk)? 3. Claudia has (drew, drawn) a picture of the meadow behind the cabin. 4. The camels have (drank, drunk) an enormous amount of water and are ready to begin their journey across the desert. 5. The three boys had (ran, run) as if they were being chased. 6. On Tuesday, Alfonso (wore, worn) the sweater that his mother gave him for his birthday. 7. Ms. Shapiro (drove, drived) the school bus for our field trip. 8. Small meteors have (fell, fallen) recently near Peekskill, New York. 9. The teacher (rang, rung) the bell to get the students back to their desks. 10. In the last race, gusts of wind (blew, blowed) a sailboat off its course. EXERCISE B For each of the following sentences, write the past or past participle of the verb given in parentheses. Example 1. Salma has _________________forgiven me for my thoughtless comment. (forgive) 11. The truck driver _________________ her last delivery at six o’clock. (make) 12. Have you ever _________________ yourself playing soccer? (hurt) 13. When you have _________________ the last problem on the test, you may leave. (do) Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 14. Uncle Scott _________________ the house himself and is very proud of his work. (build) 15. Our family has _________________ the Vierlings for more than twenty years. (know) Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 171 NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY pages 488-92 Irregular Verbs B 18c. An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or –ed to the base form. USAGE BASE FORM draw break PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] drawing [is/are] breaking PAST drew broke PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] drawn [has/have] broken EXERCISE A For each of the following sentences, underline the correct verb form in parentheses. Example 1. Ouch! That mosquito (bited, bit) me. 1. The house mouse can be (founded, found) in most areas of the world. 2. The crowd cheered as the runner (bursted, burst) ahead of the others. 3. The plump frog quickly (caught, catched) a fly with its tongue. 4. Two hungry squirrels have (came, come) to the bird feeder. 5. Have you ever been (bited, bitten) by a spider? 6. A small brown sparrow (flyed, flew) overhead and landed on a fence post. 7. The tadpoles have (grown, grew) into frogs. 8. Several geese (swum, swam) into the reeds at the edge of the lake. 9. Near this lake, beavers have (cut, cutted) down trees with their teeth. 10. Yesterday evening several deer (eated, ate) the leaves from these bushes. EXERCISE B For each of the following sentences, write the past or past participle of the verb given in parentheses. Example 1. I can’t believe you _________________caught that fly ball! (catch) 11. Millie rudely _________________ talking before I was finished. (begin) 12. I have _________________ my homework with me to the library. (bring) 13. After I ran three miles, I _________________ tired but relaxed. (feel) 14. Where is my jacket? I _________________ it to you three weeks ago. (lend) 15. Now that the guests have _________________, we’ll start cleaning the kitchen. (leave) Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 172 ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE | First Course NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY pages 488-92 Irregular Verbs C 18c. An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or –ed to the base form. USAGE BASE FORM hear lead PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] hearing [is/are] leading PAST heard led PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] heard [has/have] led EXERCISE A For each of the following sentences, underline the correct verb form in parentheses. Example 1. The girls’ soccer team has not (losed, lost) a game all season. 1. I (pay, paid) for six tickets but received only five. 2. The six of us (met, meeted) at our seats after I got the other ticket. 3. The new lighting system has (litten, lit) the entire field. 4. Gina went to the concession stand and (got, gotten) us some drinks. 5. Coach Simms (sended, sent) the team captain onto the field. 6. I have never (saw, seen) a more exciting game! 7. When Marta scored a goal, the fans (stand, stood) and cheered. 8. One of the players has (torn, teared) a ligament. 9. The team has (fighted, fought) hard for victory. 10. In the final seconds of the game, I realized our team had (winned, won). EXERCISE B For each of the following sentences, write the past or past participle of the verb given in parentheses. Example 1. Come look at the snow fort we have _________________!built (build) 11. Overnight, the ponds and lakes have _________________. (freeze) 12. Toni and her friends _________________ ice-skating an hour ago. (go) 13. We _________________ snowballs at each other until we were wet and cold. (throw) 14. Owen laughed as he _________________ the sled down the steep hill of snow. (ride) Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 15. After building the snowman, I _________________ small twigs to make its arms. (break) Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 173 NAME CLASS DATE for CHAPTER 18: USING VERBS CORRECTLY pages 488-92 Irregular Verbs D 18c. An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or –ed to the base form. USAGE BASE FORM lend sink PRESENT PARTICIPLE [is/are] lending [is/are] sinking PAST lent sank PAST PARTICIPLE [has/have] lent [has/have] sunk EXERCISE A For each of the following sentences, underline the correct verb form in parentheses.