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Irregular and Helping Verbs
Adapted from an online
source by Mr. Reiner
12/26/06
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Verb Forms
Present tensePresent tense expresses an unchanging,
repeated, or reoccurring action/situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth.
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Verb Forms
Past TenseShows action that was started and
finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be memorized.
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
blow
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?Can you list these verb forms?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
blow
Present Past Past Participle
blows blew blown
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
break
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
break
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
breaks broke broken
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
catch
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
catch
Present Past Past Participle
catches caught caught
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
chose
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
chose
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
chooses chose chosen
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
come
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
come
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
comes came come
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
do
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
do
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
do did does
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
draw
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
draw
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
draws drew drawn
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drink
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drink
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
drinks drank drunk
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drown
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drown
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
drown drowned drowned
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
dream
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
dream
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
dreams dreamt/
dreamed
dreamt
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drive
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
drive
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
drives drove driven
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
eat
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
eat
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
eats ate eaten
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
fall
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
fall
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
falls fell fallen
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
forgive
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
forgive
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
forgives forgave forgiven
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
get
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
get
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
gets got gotten
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
go
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
go
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
goes went gone
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
grow
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
grow
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
grows grew grown
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
know
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
know
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
know knew known
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
lay
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
lay
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
lays laid laid
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
lie
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
lie
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
lies lay lain
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
ride
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
ride
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
rides rode ridden
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
run
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
run
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
runs ran run
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
see
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
see
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
sees saw seen
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
sing
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
sing
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
sings sang sung
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
sit
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
sit
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
sits sat sat
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
speak
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
speak
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
speaks spoke spoken
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
swim
Present Past Past Participle
swims swam swum? ? ?Can you list these verb forms?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
swim
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
swims swam swum
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
take
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
take
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
takes took taken
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
throw
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
throw
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
throws threw thrown
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
write
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past Participle
? ? ?
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
write
Present
(AVOID!)
Past Past Participle
writes wrote written
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The PAST PARTICIPLE form of verbs need helping words.
maymightmust
bebeingbeenamareiswaswere
(AVOID!)
dodoesdid
(AVOID!)
shouldcouldwould
havehadhas
(AVOID!)
willcanshall
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Exercise 1: Using Irregular Verbs Exercise 2: Using Irregular Verbs Exercise 3: Using Irregular Verbs New! Exercise 4: Using Irregular Verbs New! Exercise 5: Using Irregular Verbs New! Exercise 6: Using Lay and Lie Correctly
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