FAZAIA EDUCATION SYSTEM SCHOOL

Subject: English – Class 6

Teacher: Ms. Mahpara Saqib

Topics Covered: Forms of Verbs (Part 1)

In this lesson we will be discussing the following forms of verbs:

 base form/present form
 past form
 past participle form
 present participle form
 infinitive form

Let us discuss all the forms of verbs one by one.

1. Base form / present form:

The present form or first form of verb is most commonly used in the simple present or present indefinite tense or in
the imperative form (instructional form).
For example:
1. I eat apples. (simple present / present indefinite)
2. He goes to school. (simple present / present indefinite)
3. You do your homework. (simple present / present indefinite)
4. She listens to music. (simple present / present indefinite)
5. Be quiet. (imperative)

2. Past form:

The past form or second form of verb is used in the simple past or past indefinite tense, we use it when we talk
about something that has happened before but has now finished.

For example:

1. I ate the apples. (simple past / past indefinite)

2. She went to school. (simple past / past indefinite)

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Regular verb:

If the verb in the past form and past participle form ends with "d” or “ed” then the verb is regular.

Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle

(First/base form) (Second form) (Third form)
play / plays played played
work / works worked worked
talk / talks talked talked

Irregular verbs:

If we cannot add “d” or “ed” to the base form then the verb is irregular.

Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle

(First/base form) (Second form) (Third form)
know / knows knew known
win / wins won won
steal / steals stole stolen

3. Past participle form:

The past participle or third form of verb is used to create a sentence in the present perfect or past perfect tense.
Examples:
1. He had made the dish. (past perfect)
2. She has fallen in school. (present perfect)
3. They have done their work. (present perfect)

4. Infinitive form:

In the infinitive form the word “to” will come before the present or base form.
Examples:
1. to catch (infinitive form)
2. to watch (infinitive form)
3. to swim (infinitive form)

5. Present participle form:

Present participle verb is formed when we add the word “ing” to the base form to indicate a continuous or
progressive action.

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For example:
1. He is doing his work. (present continuous)
2. They are working hard. (present continuous)
3. The dog is biting the boy. (present continuous)
4. They were walking on the road. (past continuous)
5. He was shouting in the class. . (past continuous)

 Following is a chart showing all the five forms.

Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle Present Participle Infinitive

(First/base form) (Second form) (Third form) (First form + ing) (to + verb)
awake / awakes awoke awoken awaking to awake
admire / admires admired admired admiring to admire
admit / admits admitted admitted admitting to admit
agree / agrees agreed agreed agreeing to agree
beat / beats beat beaten beating to beat
beg / begs begged begged begging to beg
buy / buys bought bought buying to buy
build / builds built built building to build
begin / begins began begun beginning to begin
bring / brings brought brought bringing to bring
break / breaks broke broken breaking to break
bite / bites bit bitten biting to bite
blow / blows blew blown blowing to blow
bleed / bleeds bled bled bleeding to bleed
catch / catches caught caught catching to catch
come / comes came come coming to come
clean / cleans cleaned cleaned cleaning to clean
call / calls called called calling to call
do / does did done doing to do
drink / drinks drank drunk drinking to drink
drive / drives drove driven driving to drive

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