Transcript Regular and Irregular Verbs

Regular and Irregular Verbs
9.1 – 9.3
Principal Parts
• All verbs have 4 principal parts:
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Present
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
• Verbs are either regular or irregular based
on how they form past and past participle.
– Regular verbs add –d or –ed to the present to
form past and past participles.
Present Participle
• Ends with –ing
– I am watching this movie.
• Works with a form of the verb be (am, is,
are,was, were)
• Works to make a verb phrase
Past Participle
• Ends in –d or –ed.
– I have stopped here frequently.
• Works with a helping verb.
• Works with a form of the verb have (has,
have, had).
• Works to make a verb phrase.
Spelling Changes
• Note that sometimes while forming
participles, the spelling of the verb may
change.
– Marry
marrying married
Irregular Verbs
• Form the past tense and past participle in
unpredictable ways
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