Forms of Verbs

1. I AM DIGITAL DEVARAJ
WELCOME TO 8TH GRAMMAR – FORMS OF VERBS
HELLO! MY DEAR STUDENTS

2. VERBS
 VERB CHANGE DEPENDING ON “SUBJECT”
EX:
I am tall
You are tall
She is tall

3. VERBS
 VERB CHANGE DEPENDING ON “TIME OF SPEECH”
EX:
Arpita comes here regularly
Arpita came here yesterday
Arpita will come tomorrow

4. FORMS OF VERBS
 Present tense
This tense is happening now.
 This is the base form of the verb either with or without
an “s” depending on if it is plural or singular.

5. FORMS OF VERBS
 Present Participle
 This tense is still in the present, but it requires a “be”
helping verb (such as “is”) and adding –ing to the verb.
 Be verbs that can be in the present for: (am, is, are )
EX:
• She is singing today.
• They are walking to the park.
• I am working hard.

6. FORMS OF VERBS
 Past Tense
This form is used when the action is in the past.
In regular verbs, the verb will require adding a –d or –ed
at the end.
EX:
• They walked to the park yesterday.
• I worked hard yesterday.
• However, not all verbs are regular verbs. Irregular verbs
change in different ways.
• She sang the song last year

7. FORMS OF VERBS
 Past Participle
 The past participle has two parts.
• First- there has to be a helping verb such as has, have, had,
was, were, is, are, etc.
• Second- the verb must be in the past form as previously
discussed.
EX:
• They have walked to the park every day.
• I have worked hard all summer.
• However, irregular verbs will change its form and still require a
helping verb.
• She has sung that song every year

8. VARIOUS FORMS EXAMPLES

9. SENTENCE EXAMPLE

10. TYPES OF VERBS
 Regular Verbs
• Present- present participle – past- past participle
• Walk(s)- is walking- walked- has walked
• Work(s)- am working- worked- have worked
• Talk(s)- are talking- talked- had talked
REMEMBER: the only way a verb can be in the PAST
PARTICIPLE is if there is a HELPING VERB and the past form
of the verb.

11. TYPES OF VERBS
 Irregular verbs
• Irregular verbs change forms in various ways.
• Some change the vowel during conjugation.
• Sing- is singing- sang- has sung
Some add an –n or –en to the past participle and change
the spelling of the past.
• Break- is breaking- broke- has broken
Some do not change at all.
• Put- is putting- put- has put

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