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The four principal parts of verbs

The four principal parts of verbs. Verbs have four principal parts the present, present participle, the past, and the past participle These verbs tell the time when the action happened. Four Principle parts of walk.

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The four principal parts of verbs

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  1. The four principal parts of verbs Verbs have four principal parts the present, present participle, the past, and the past participle These verbs tell the time when the action happened

  2. Four Principle parts of walk • Notice the helping verbs in parentheses before the second and forth principal parts in the chart. • Must have helping verbs for participles.

  3. Helping Verbs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j9PmcVN5yI

  4. 4 different sentences with the verb “walk” • He walks slowly through the Brookfield Zoo. • A large bear was walking around in its cage. • My parents walked to Union Station. • We have walked all through this part of Chicago.

  5. Using Regular Verbs • To form the past and past participle regular verb add “e” or “ed” to the present form. ex: talk to talked • With regular verbs that end in “e” verbs simply add “d” ex: move to moved Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

  6. Principal Parts of Regular Verbs • Our class is reading about American History. • Cindy is painting a portrait of the Russian president • Every Friday, we look at videos about Russian cities and culture. • The country has served as a bridge between Europe and Asia for many centuries.

  7. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses • I am (give) an oral report on Peter I of Russia. • He has often been (call) Peter the Great. • He (want – past) to make Russia more modern. • Peter (disguise – past) himself as a ship’s carpenter.

  8. Try some on your own • The police are (look) for clues. • Ozzie has already (decide) on the color scheme. • The men have (start) the engine in colder weather then this. • Now the principal (doubt) Riva’s story. • Soon the new TV season will be (start). • The coach could have (complain) to the official.

  9. Using Irregular Verbs • With Irregular verbs the past and participle are not formed by adding “ed” or “d” to the present. • The past and past participle parts of irregular verbs are formed in different ways.

  10. Practicing with Irregular Verbs • I buy a painting from a gallery in Rome. (past) • South Americans fight many wars on the site that is now the city of St. Petersburg. (past participle) • In 1240, English hold off the Swedes there. (past) • We are study South America in social studies. (present participle)

  11. Irregular Verbs with the same Present, Past, and Past Participle

  12. Use your chart to help you answer the following questions. • Late one night a scream (rang, rung) out in the dark courtyard. • Mark (grew, grown) a few inches last year. • We thought we (saw, seen) the light. • Your friends (spoke, spoken) well of you when I saw them. • According to the accident report, the plane had (ran, run) out of gas. • Michelle has (stole, stolen) more bases than anybody on our team.

  13. Replace the Underlined Verb with the principal part in the parentheses • We take a tour of the Kremlin. (present participle) • Many Russian novelists have written about their country and its people. (past) • One of the most famous Russian writers was Leo Tolstoy. (present) • Russia gave the world many memorable writers. (past participle)

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