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John LanganJohn Langan

Chapter Two

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Regular Verbs

•PresentPresent

•PastPast

•Past Past ParticipleParticiple

•Present Present ParticipleParticiple

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Regular Verbs

•PresentPresent

•PastPast

•Past ParticiplePast Participle

•Present Present ParticipleParticiple

These parts are used to build verb

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Regular Verbs

. . . and

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Most verbs. . .

. . .in English are regular.

Like:

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Irregular Verbs. . .

. . . throw the rules out the window.

Except, thank goodness, for the present present participleparticiple, 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.”“bite.”

That’s the present 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 Past Present

Participle Participle

BiteBite BitBit BittenBitten BitingBiting

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Irregular Verbs. . .

. . . give just about everyone trouble from time to time.

When in doubt, consult the list in your text or your dictionary.