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Using Verbs

Using Verbs. The Principal Parts of a Verbs. A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding –d or – ed to the base from . . Irregular Verbs. An Irregular verb forms its present and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or – ed to the base from.

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Using Verbs

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  1. UsingVerbs

  2. The Principal Parts of a Verbs • A regular verbformsitspast and pastparticiplebyadding –d or –edtothe base from.

  3. Irregular Verbs • An Irregular verb forms its present and past participle in some other way than by adding –d or –ed to the base from. Please see your irregular verbs handout.

  4. Sit and Set • Sit • Theverbsitmeanstorest in a seated position. • Sitseldomntakesanobject • Example: Let´ssit in theshade.

  5. Sit and Set • Set • Theverb set meanstoputsomething in a place. • Set usuallytakesanobject • Example: Let´s set thebucketshere. • Let´s set what? Bucketsistheobject.

  6. Principal Parts of sit and set

  7. Lie and Lay • Lie • Theverb lie meansrest, recline orbe in a place. • Theverb lie nevertakesanobject • Examples: I will lie in mybed. • Sheislyingonthefloor.

  8. Lie and Lay • Lay • Theverblay mean toputsomething in place • Lay usuallytakesanobject • Example: Please lay thebookonmydesk. • Please lay what? Book istheobject.

  9. Principal Parts of Lie and Lay

  10. Rise and Raise • Rise • Theverbrisemeanstogo up orget up. • Risenevertakesanobject • Example: Myneighborsriseveryearly.

  11. Rise and Raise • Raise • The raise means to lift up, or to cause something to go up or get up. • Raise usually takes an object • Example: They raise the curtains at dawn. • They raise what? Curtains is the object.

  12. Principal Parts of rise and raise

  13. TheSixVerb Tenses • Present- existing or happening now • Past- existing or happening in the past. • Future- existing or happening in the future. • Present perfect- existing or happening before now or starting in the past and continuing. • Past perfect- existing or happening before a specific time in the past. • Future perfect- Existing or happening before a specific time in the future.

  14. Active and PassiveVoice • A verb in the active voice expresses an action done by the subject. • Example: Pedro surprised Lolita. • (The subject ________ preforms the action) • A verb in the passive voice expresses and action received by its subject. • Example: Lolita was surprised by Pedro • (The subject ______ receives the action. In other words. Lolita is not the one doing the surprising, she is getting the surprise)

  15. Formingthepassivevoice • The passive voice is always a verb phrase that includes a from of the verb ‘’be’’ and the main verbs past participle. • Examples: • A gift is given each year. • The book was written in 1996. • The watch was broken in the fight. • Julie and Jim were elected class capitains.

  16. Whento use thepassivevoice • When you don´t know the performer of the action. • The Globe Theatre was built in 1599. • When you do not want to reveal the performer of the actions. • Many mistakes were made in the exam. • When you want to emphasize the receiver of the action. • Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

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