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    The document discusses verbs and their forms. There are 6 basic verb forms including the base form, infinitive, present, past, past participle, and present participle. Verbs change form depending on tense, including the present, past, and future tenses. The different verb forms are used to indicate the time and state of the action.

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    The document discusses verbs and their forms. There are 6 basic verb forms including the base form, infinitive, present, past, past participle, and present participle. Verbs change form depending on tense, including the present, past, and future tenses. The different verb forms are used to indicate the time and state of the action.

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    VERBS

    VERB: A word that denotes an action, or state of being(existence).

    BASIC VERB FORMS
    Forms Ex 1 Ex 2
    1 Base do eat Not used in any TENSE

    2 To Infinitive to do to eat Used in all TENSES

    3 Present do/does eat/eats


    4 Past did ate
    known as: Used for:
    Principle Verb Forms 5 Past Participle done eaten specific TENSES

    6 Present Participle doing eating


    PRINCIPLE VERB FORMS RULES
    for
    V1 V2 V3 V4 FORM CHANGING
    V Past  Present (for  each type)
    Base Present Past
    E Participle Participle
    R R 1 act act/acts acted acted acting v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘ed’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’
    B E 2 fix fix/fixes fixed fixed fixing v1 Æ ‘es’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘ed’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’
    G
    C U 3 free free/frees freed freed freeing v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘d’ ; v4 Æ ‘ing’

    O L 4 like like/likes liked liked liking v1 Æ ‘s’ ;  v2,v3 Æ ‘d’ ; v4 Æ e ‘ing’


    N A 5 die die/dies died died dying v1Æ‘s’; v2,v3Æ’d’; v4Æie y + ‘ing’
    J R
    U 6 fit fit/fits fitted fitted fitting v1Æ‘s’; v2,v3Æ doubling +’ed’; v4Æ doubling +‘ing’

    G 7 cry cry/cries cried cried crying v1Æy i + ‘es’; v2,v3Æ y i + ‘ed’; v4Æ‘ing’


    A Past  Present
    T I Base Present Past
    R Participle Participle
    I
    R 1 go go/ goes went gone going
    O E
    Different Present, Past & Past Participles

    N G 2 sell sell/ sells sold sold selling Similar Past  & Past Participles


    S U 3 run run/ runs ran run running Similar  Present  &  Past Participles
    L
    4 beat beat/beats beat beaten beating Similar  Present  &  Past
    A
    R 5 cut cut cut cut cutting Similar Present, Past & Past Participles
    TENSES PRINCIPLE VERB FORMS
    T
    E Times of Action States of Action V1 V2 V3 V4
    N Past  Present
    S Present Past
    E Participle Participle
    S
    SIMPLE Y
    V
    s
    CONTINUOUS Y
    P PRESENT
    R PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
    I
    N PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y
    C
    I SIMPLE Y
    P
    L
    E CONTINUOUS Y
    TENSE PAST
    V PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
    E
    R PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y
    B
    SIMPLE Y
    F
    O CONTINUOUS Y
    R
    M FUTURE
    S PERFECT  SIMPLE Y
    PERFECT  CONTINUOUS Y

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