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3. Vocabulary
Regular verb:
A regular verb is one that forms its simple
past tense and its past participle by adding "-
ed" or "-d" to the base form of the verb.
Examples:
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4. Vocabulary
Irregular verb:
A verb that does not form its simple past tense
or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to
the base form.
Examples:
think thought have thought
simple present simple past past participle
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5. Vocabulary
Simple Past: a verb tense that describes an
action completed in the past.
Examples:
Mia washed the dishes.
I closed the window.
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6. Vocabulary
Past Participle: a form that can be used with
"have/has/had" to form a specific verb tense.
Examples:
I have washed the dishes already.
She had forgotten his name.
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7. Vocabulary
Past Participle: The past participle (also called the P.P.) form is used for
these verb tenses/forms:
1. Present Perfect (have + past participle):
I have broken my arm twice in my life.
2. Past Perfect (had + past participle):
I hadn't broken my arm until I started skiing.
3. Passive Voice (be + past participle):
My arm was broken yesterday.
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8. Irregular Verbs - English with Ronnie
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9. An Irregular Verb: Forget
Simple Present:
forget
Simple Past:
forgot
Past Participle:
(have/had) forgotten
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10. Examples:
Simple Present
I often forget my umbrella.
Simple Past:
I forgot my umbrella yesterday.
Past Participle:
I have forgotten my umbrella two days in
a row.
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11. Which of these verbs are irregular?
drink write
listen
read paint
sleep
wake cook
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12. Which of these verbs are irregular?
drink write
listen
read paint
sleep
wake cook
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13. Fill in the correct form of the missing verb:
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Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle
Drink Drunk
Write Wrote
Read Read
Sleep Slept
Wake
14. Which of these verbs are irregular?
open close
rise
shovel run
sing
sew buy
build
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15. Which of these verbs are irregular?
open close
rise
shovel run
sing
sew buy
build
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16. Fill in the correct form of the missing verb:
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Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle
Rise Rose
Run Run
Sing Sang
Build Built
17. Fill in the correct form of the missing verb:
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Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle
Hide Hidden
Stand
Hold
Choose Chose
18. Fill in the correct form of the missing verb:
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Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle
Speak
Have
Teach
Begin
19. Fill in the correct form of the missing verb:
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Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle
Put
Ring
Break
Draw
21. Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Participle
Some verbs are the same for all 3 forms.
Which of the following verbs don’t change at
all?
Lost Light Hit
Shut Hurt
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22. Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Participle
Some verbs are the same for all 3 forms.
Which of the following verbs don’t change at
all?
Lost Light Hit
Shut Hurt
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23. Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Participle
Make a sentence using one of these verbs in
the simple present.
Hit Shut Hurt
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24. Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Participle
Make a sentence using one of these verbs in
the simple past.
Hit Shut Hurt
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25. Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Participle
Make a sentence using one of these verbs
with a part participle.
Hit Shut Hurt
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26. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
Example:
Simple Present:
I speak to my mom every night.
Simple Past:
I spoke to my mom every night.
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27. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
1. She always leaves her glasses behind.
2. I sleep on the train.
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28. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
1. She always leaves her glasses behind.
She always left her glasses behind.
2. I sleep on the train.
I slept on the train.
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29. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
3. He brings ice cream for dessert.
4. I think that dog was angry.
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30. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
3. He brings ice cream for dessert.
He brought ice cream for dessert.
4. I think that dog was angry.
I thought that dog was angry.
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31. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
5. She hit the ball out of the park.
6. I spend too much money on groceries.
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32. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
5. She hit the ball out of the park.
She hit the ball out of the park.
5. I spend too much money on groceries.
I spent too much money on groceries.
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33. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
7. I choose to study English every day.
8. He makes the best fish tacos.
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34. Change each simple present sentence to the simple past.
7. I choose to study English every day.
I chose to study English every day.
8. He makes the best fish tacos.
He made the best fish tacos.
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35. Change each sentence to use a past participle.
Example:
Simple Present:
I speak to my mom every night.
Simple Past:
I spoke to my mom every night.
Past Participle:
I have/had spoken to my mom every
night.
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36. Change each sentence to use a past participle:
1. She always leaves her glasses behind.
2. I sleep on the train.
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37. Change each sentence to use a past participle:
1. She always leaves her glasses behind.
She has/had always left her glasses
behind.
2. I sleep on the train.
I have/had slept on the train.
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38. Change each sentence to use a past participle:
3. He brings ice cream for dessert.
4. I think that dog was angry.
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39. Change each sentence to use a past participle:
3. He brings ice cream for dessert.
He has brought ice cream for dessert.
4. I think that dog was angry.
I have thought that dog was angry.
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40. . Change each sentence to use a past participle:
5. She hit the ball out of the park.
6. I spend too much money on groceries.
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41. . Change each sentence to use a past participle:
5. She hit the ball out of the park.
She has/had hit the ball out of the
park.
6. I spend too much money on groceries.
I have spent too much money on
groceries.
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42. . Change each sentence to use a past participle:
7. I choose to study English every day.
8. Peter makes the best fish tacos.
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43. Change each sentence to use a past participle:
7. I choose to study English every day.
I have chosen to study English every
day.
8. Peter makes the best fish tacos.
Peter has made the best fish tacos.
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45. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
1. Rachel would have wrote a better
essay, but she drank too much coffee
and found that she couldn’t sit still at
the computer.
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46. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
1. Rachel would have written a better
essay, but she drank too much
coffee and found that she couldn’t
sit still at the computer.
write wrote written
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47. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
2. Miguel burst out laughing when he
saw that his little dog had bit the seat
of Julio's jeans and hung on as Julio
danced around the kitchen, trying to
shake off the little dog.
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48. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
2. Miguel burst out laughing when he
saw that his little dog had bitten the
seat of Julio's jeans and hung on as Julio
danced around the kitchen, trying to
shake off the little dog.
bite bit bitten
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49. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
3. Ivan loved the beach. He often swum
in the refreshing water. After a shark bit
his leg, however, Ivan decided the pool
was better.
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50. Which one of the bold verbs is incorrect?
3. Ivan loved the beach. He often swam
in the refreshing water. After a shark bit
his leg, however, Ivan decided the pool
was better.
swim swam swum
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54. HOMEWORK
Change each sentence to the simple past.
(Each sentence uses an irregular verb.)
1. I wake on the right side of the bed.
2. He speaks very highly of her.
3. They tell jokes that aren’t very funny.
4. We cut the pie into 6 pieces.
5. I think about grammar often.
6. They forget to listen to their English lessons.
7. They sleep in that bed every night.
8. He sells cars to wealthy customers.
55. HOMEWORK: The details:
1. Submit your homework to Lori on Skype: live:loramoren
2. After class, you have until the 11:59 pm the next day to complete the assignment.
3. I will correct the homework and offer feedback.
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