VERBS

VERB: A word that denotes an action, or state of being(existence).

BASIC VERB FORMS
Forms Ex 1 Ex 2
1 Base do eat Not used in any TENSE

2 To Infinitive to do to eat Used in all TENSES

3 Present do/does eat/eats

4 Past did ate
known as: Used for:
Principle Verb Forms 5 Past Participle done eaten specific TENSES

6 Present Participle doing eating

 PRINCIPLE VERB FORMS RULES
for
V1 V2 V3 V4 FORM CHANGING
V Past  Present (for  each type)
Base Present Past
E Participle Participle
R R 1 act act/acts acted acted acting v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘ed’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’
B E 2 fix fix/fixes fixed fixed fixing v1 Æ ‘es’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘ed’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’
G
C U 3 free free/frees freed freed freeing v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘d’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’

O L 4 like like/likes liked liked liking v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘d’ ; v4 Æ e ‘ing’

N A 5 die die/dies died died dying v1Æ‘s’; v2,v3Æ’d’; v4Æie y + ‘ing’
J R
U 6 fit fit/fits fitted fitted fitting v1Æ‘s’; v2,v3Æ doubling +’ed’; v4Æ doubling +‘ing’

G 7 cry cry/cries cried cried crying v1Æy i + ‘es’; v2,v3Æ y i + ‘ed’; v4Æ‘ing’

A Past  Present
T I Base Present Past
R Participle Participle
I
R 1 go go/ goes went gone going
O E
Different Present, Past & Past Participles

N G 2 sell sell/ sells sold sold selling Similar Past  & Past Participles

S U 3 run run/ runs ran run running Similar  Present  &  Past Participles
L
4 beat beat/beats beat beaten beating Similar  Present  &  Past
A
R 5 cut cut cut cut cutting Similar Present, Past & Past Participles
 TENSES PRINCIPLE VERB FORMS
T
E Times of Action States of Action V1 V2 V3 V4
N Past  Present
S Present Past
E Participle Participle
S
SIMPLE Y
V
s
CONTINUOUS Y
P PRESENT
R PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
I
N PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y
C
I SIMPLE Y
P
L
E CONTINUOUS Y
TENSE PAST
V PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
E
R PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y
B
SIMPLE Y
F
O CONTINUOUS Y
R
M FUTURE
S PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y