ENGL 2012 Chapter : Five Principal Parts To Verbs
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Five principal parts to verbs: infinitive (uninflected) form: Always "to" + base form of verb. What is the infinitive form of these verbs: a. Bought: c. saw, d. got, e. was, present tense: **note that 3rd person singular present tense verbs in english end in -s: past tense: Weak (regular) verbs add ed: use the frame "last week, he _____" to find past tense. Strong (irregular) verbs form the past tense by internal vowel change: sing/sang. **note that some verbs do not fit into either category, such as brought (past tense of bring), which has a vowel change and ending change. **note also that some verbs show no evident change from present to past, such as hit or put: present participle: Always ends in -ing: frame: he was ________, past participle: Generally ends in -n, -en, -ne, -ed, -t: frame test: he has _________. Are referred to, in english, as "helping verbs" by some grammarians.
