Conjugation of Verbs

 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.  They hear a sound in the woods.  She hears a sound in the woods.

 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  She is singing today.  They are walking to the park.  I am working hard.

 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.  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.

 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.  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.

 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.

 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

 In order to know the correct form of irregular verbs, it is imperative to memorize each form.  REMEMBER: in order to use the past participle there MUST BE A HELPING VERB.  We see the children playing.  We saw the children playing.  We have seen the children playing.

 See-Saw- have seen  Eat-Ate- have eaten  Swim-swam- have swum  Go-went-have gone  Burst- burst- have burst  Write- wrote- have written  Break- broke- have broken  Drink-drank- have drunk  Drive- drove- have driven  There are many more to learn.

1. She went to the store yesterday. 2. I hope everyone learns the verb forms. 3. We have seen that movie 100 times. 4. We never talk to our neighbors. 5. She has walked to the park everyday.

1. Past 2. Present 3. Past participle 4. Present 5. Past participle

1. He had (spoke, spoken) at our church. 2. We (ate, eaten) already. 3. My TV is (broke, broken). 4. I (saw, seen) that yesterday. 5. The balloon (burst, bursted) in her hands.

1. (had) SPOKEN 2. Ate 3. (is) BROKEN 4. Saw 5. Burst