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Grammar Review: Irregular Verbs

Grammar Review: Irregular Verbs. Discussion – Oct 12 th Quick Review – next week TEST – Oct 21 st. The Five Forms. Base Form – the basic form of the verb with no references to a specific tense, person, or subject; ex: come, sit, beat

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Grammar Review: Irregular Verbs

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  1. Grammar Review:Irregular Verbs Discussion – Oct 12thQuick Review – next weekTEST – Oct 21st

  2. The Five Forms • Base Form – the basic form of the verb with no references to a specific tense, person, or subject; ex: come, sit, beat • Present tense - suggests actions or the situation at the time of speaking or writing; base form plus -s/es; ex: sits, plays, flies • Past tense– expressing something that happened or was done in the past; usually base form plus –ed/d; ex: played, shouted • Past Participle -expresses past time or a completed action; some tenses require a helping verb; ex: has fallen, might have slept, should have gone • Present Participle –base form plus -ing; ex: falling, reading

  3. Regular vs. Irregular The difference - past tense & past participle Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs Do not follow standard rules go/went/gone When using the past tense and past participle: Irregular verbs are inconsistent in their pattern arise/arose/arisen keep/kept/kept • Follows a standard pattern • ask/asked/asked • raise/raised/raised • In other words, the tenses are consistent when using the past tense and past participle

  4. Regular Verbs wash(es) washed washed washing

  5. Irregular Verbs begin(s) began begun beginning

  6. Common Errors

  7. Practice #1 (Underline mistakes in irregular verbs then identify the correct form) knew Zamil knowed she needed to do something. She decided to talk to her instructors. She telled them where she was having problems, and they gived her advice. She worked hard and growed more confident. By the end of her freshman year, she felt she had beginned to win at the college game. told gave grew began

  8. Practice & Homework • Complete Test 1, 2, & 3 in class • Complete 2-11 on the handout in class • Complete 12-28 on the handout for homework

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