INTRODUCTION TO VERBS

There are four main forms of the English verbs:

1. Present (V1)

2. Past (V2)

3. Past participle (V3)

4. Present Participle (V1+ing)

(Conjugation means giving the different forms of a verb.)

CONJUGATIO OF SOME VERBS

V1 V2 V3 V1+ing
abuse abused abused abusing
apply applied applied applying
Ask asked asked asking
attend attended attended attending
beat beat beaten beating
become became become becoming
beg begged begged begging
begin began begun beginning
bend bent bent bending
bite bit bitten biting
blow blew blown blowing
borrow borrowed borrowed borrowing
break broke broken breaking
bring brought brought bringing
build built built building
burn burnt burnt burning
buy brought bought buying
carry carried carried carrying
catch caught caught catching
choose chose chosen choosing
come came come coming
cost cost cost costing
cry cried cried crying
cut cut cut cutting
dance danced danced dancing
die died died dying
dig dug dug digging
do did done doing
draw drew drawn drawing
drink drank drunk drinking
drive drove driven driving
drown drowned drowned drowning
eat ate eaten eating
fall fell fallen falling
feel felt felt feeling
fight fought fought fighting
find found found finding
fly flew flown flying
follow followed followed following
forget forgot forgotten forgetting
get got got getting
give gave given giving
go went gone going
grow grew grown growing
hang hung hung hanging
hang hanged hanged hanging
hear heard heard hearing
hide hid hidden hiding
hit hit hit hitting
hold held held holding
hurt hurt hurt hurting
invite invited invited inviting
jump jumped jumped jumping
keep kept kept keeping
kill killed killed killing
knock knocked knocked knocking
know knew known knowing
laugh laughed laughed laughing
learn learnt learnt learning
leave left left leaving
lend lent lent lending
let let let letting
lie lied lied lying
lie lay lain lying
lose lost lost losing
love loved loved loving
make made made making
marry married married marrying
meet met met meeting
obey obeyed obeyed obeying
pay paid paid paying
pray prayed prayed prayed
prove proved proved proving
put put put putting
read read read reading
reply replied replied replying
ride rode ridden riding
ring rang rung ringing
rise rose risen rising
run ran run running
say said said saying
see saw seen seeing
sell sold sold selling
send sent sent sending
set set set setting
sew sewed sewn sewing
shine shone shone shining
shoot shot shot shooting
shut shut shut shutting
Sleep slept slept sleeping
smell smelt smelt smelling
spell spelt spelt spelling
spend spent spent spending
spin span spun spinning
spoil spoiled spoiled spoiling
spread spread spread spreading
stand stood stood standing
steal stole stolen stealing
study studied studied studying
sweep swept swept sweeping
swim swam swum swimming
take took taken taking
teach taught taught teaching
tear tore torn tearing
tell told told telling
think thought thought thinking
throw threw thrown throwing
travel travelled travelled travelling
try tried tried trying
waste wasted wasted wasting
wear wore worn wearing
weave wove woven weaving
weep wept wept weeping
win won won winning
write wrote written writing