VERB FORMS

AND
VERB TENSE
 VERB FORMS
There are up to five forms of verbs:
•Root Form
•Third Person Singular
•Present Past Participle
•Past and Past Participle
 ROOT FORM OR SIMPLE FORM
The root form of a verb is the base form of the word. It also used to
create other forms of the verb when conjugated.

Example:
• I am going to school.
(root: go)
• What did you do yesterday?
(root: do)
• The girl showed her mother the picture she drew in school.
(root: show)
 THIRD PERSON SINGULAR OR THE
-S FORM OF A VERB
The third person singular (he/she/it/one) conjugation is the
verb form that tends to be different from other conjugations. For
regular verbs, this form end in -s (or sometimes -es).
Example:
• He sees
• She Watches
• It shrinks
 PRESENT PARTICIPLE FORM OF A
VERB OR -ING FORM
The present Participle verb form is created by adding -ing to
the root word. It is used in the past, present, and future progressive
verb tenses.
Example:
• We’re coming to the party.
(come - coming)
• They have been standing for hours.
(stand - standing)
• We will be washing the car before vacation.
(wash - washing)
PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF
THE VERB
The Past and Past Participle verb form for regular verbs is the root
word + -ed. It is only used with the past tenses.

Example:
• We shopped for hours on Saturday afternoon.
(shop - shopped)
• The books were stacked on the shelf.
(stack - stacked)
• He had played computer games for the whole weekend.
(play - played)
EXAMPLES OF PAST PARTICIPLE FORM

Root Simple Past Past Participle

Sing Sang Sung

See Saw Seen

Fall Fell Fallen

Give Gave Given

 Simple -S Form Past -ing Form Past
Form Tense Participle
Form Form

Help Helps Helped Helping Helped

Regular Carry Carries Carried Carrying Carried
Verb Clutch Clutches Clutched Clutching Clutched

Cut Cuts Cut Cutting Cut

Bring Brings Brought Bringing Brought
Irregular Run Runs Ran Running Run
Verb Fall Falls Fell Falling Fallen
Drink Drinks Drank Drinking Drunk
VERB TENSES
 PRESENT TENSES – IS USED TO DESCRIBED THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, OR THINGS THAT ARE
CONTINUOUS.

EXAMPLE:

Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect

Continuous

I read books I am reading book I have read so I have been reading

everyday at the moment many books. since I was four
years old.
PAST TENSES - IS USED TO DESCRIBED THINGS THAT ARE
ALREADY HAPPEN.

EXAMPLE:

Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect

Continuous
Last night, I read an I was reading books I had read at least I had been reading
entire novel. last night. 100 books by the books for at least a
time I was twelve. year before my
sister learns to
read.
FUTURE TENSES – THE FUTURE TENSE DESCRIBES
THINGS THAT ARE YET TO HAPPEN.

EXAMPLE:

Simple Future Future Future Perfect Future Perfect

Continuous Continuous

I will read as I will be reading I will have read at I will have been
much as I can books soon least 100 books reading books for
read by the end of the at least two hours
year. before dinner
tonight.
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