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Chapter
Twenty-Six
Regular and Irregular Verbs
College Writing Skills with Readings
Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Present participles describe what a thing does.
Past participles describe what was done to a thing.
Chapter 26
Past participles describe what was done to a thing.
Past participle
subject
Dried meat is a staple of my diet.
verb
Chapter 26
Present participles describe what a thing does.
Present participle
subject
The dripping faucet kept me awake
verb
Chapter 26
Regular Verbs
•Present
•Past
•Past Participle
•Present Participle
Chapter 26
Regular Verbs
• Present
These parts are
used to build verb
• Past
• Past Participle
• Present Participle
Chapter 26
Regular Verbs
. . . and
Chapter 26
Most verbs. . .
. . .in
English are
regular.
Let’s take a look
at the verb
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“Shout” is in the present tense.
• The past tense of
a regular verb is
formed by adding
-d or -ed to the
present.
• So, the past tense
of “shout” is. . .
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The past participle. . .
. . . is also formed
by adding -d or ed to the present.
So, the past
participle of
“shout” is also. . .
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The past participle. . .
. . . is the form of the
Example:
verb often used
with helping verbs:
• have
• has
• had
or
• some forms of be.
“Enough! You have
shouted at me for
two days already!”
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The present participle. . .
. . . is formed by
adding
-ing to the present.
So, the present
participle of
“shout” is. . .
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Let’s review!
Present
Past
Shout Shouted
Past
Present
Participle Participle
Shouted
Shouting
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Irregular Verbs. . .
. . . throw these rules out
the window.
Except, thank goodness,
for the present
participle, which can
still be formed by
adding -ing to the base
form of the verb.
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Irregular verbs. . .
. . .can otherwise be
tricky.
For example, take
the verb “bite.”
That’s the present
tense.
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Irregular Verbs
• The past tense of
“bite” is “bit,” and
the past participle is
“bitten.” “Bited”
just won’t do.
• Remember, the present
participle is still
“biting.”
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Let’s review again!
Present
Past
Bite
Bit
Past
Present
Participle Participle
Bitten Biting
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Irregular Verbs. . .
. . . give just about
everyone trouble
from time to time.
When in doubt, consult
the list in your text
(p476-478) or your
dictionary.
Chapter 26
Activities
• Activities 1 (p475), 2 (p475-476), 3 (p479),
& 4 (p481)
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