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    1. A verb form is a modification of a verb to indicate tense, such as the root/base form, third person singular present, present participle, simple past, and past participle. The document provides examples of each verb form using both regular and irregular verbs. 2. The root/base form is the original form of the verb without changes. The third person singular present form typically adds -s or -es to the root verb. The present participle ends in -ing. The simple past usually adds -ed or -d, while irregular verbs have unique past forms. The past participle is used in perfect tenses and may be identical or different from the simple past form.

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    1. A verb form is a modification of a verb to indicate tense, such as the root/base form, third person singular present, present participle, simple past, and past participle. The document provides examples of each verb form using both regular and irregular verbs. 2. The root/base form is the original form of the verb without changes. The third person singular present form typically adds -s or -es to the root verb. The present participle ends in -ing. The simple past usually adds -ed or -d, while irregular verbs have unique past forms. The past participle is used in perfect tenses and may be identical or different from the simple past form.

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    1. A verb form is a modification of a verb to indicate tense, such as the root/base form, third person singular present, present participle, simple past, and past participle. The document provides examples of each verb form using both regular and irregular verbs. 2. The root/base form is the original form of the verb without changes. The third person singular present form typically adds -s or -es to the root verb. The present participle ends in -ing. The simple past usually adds -ed or -d, while irregular verbs have unique past forms. The past participle is used in perfect tenses and may be identical or different from the simple past form.

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    1. A verb form is a modification of a verb to indicate tense, such as the root/base form, third person singular present, present participle, simple past, and past participle. The document provides examples of each verb form using both regular and irregular verbs. 2. The root/base form is the original form of the verb without changes. The third person singular present form typically adds -s or -es to the root verb. The present participle ends in -ing. The simple past usually adds -ed or -d, while irregular verbs have unique past forms. The past participle is used in perfect tenses and may be identical or different from the simple past form.

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    1-Commonly used noun suffixes

    Suffixes forming nouns Meaning


    -ee someone who does something
    -er, -or someone who does something, something that
    does a particular job
    -ism belief, behaviour, theory or act of
    -ist person connected with, person with a belief in
    Many words in English are formed from the same root or base word. By adding
    different suffixes, a range of new words can be formed.
    A suffix is a letter or a group of letters that are added to the end of a word to make a
    new word. Generally, suffixes have a particular meaning. When a suffix is added to a
    base word and that base word becomes a noun, it is called a noun suffix.
    Here are some rules:
    Adding a suffix usually changes the class of the word (for example, verb to noun(
    For example:
    Root/Base word: Entertain (verb)
    Suffix: -ment
    New word: Entertainment (noun)
    Adding a suffix can mean the class of the word remains the same but the meaning of
    the new word changes.
    For example:
    Root/Base word: quest (noun)
    Suffix: -ion
    Adding a suffix can cause a spelling change.
    For example:
    Root/Base word: supervise
    Suffix: -or
    New word: supervisor
    Here are some commonly used noun suffixes and what they mean:
    2-What Is a Verb Form?
    A verb form is a way in which a verb is shaped or modified in order to suit the context
    that speaks about an action that is performed at a specific time. The five verb forms in
    English are root verb, third person singular present form of verb, present participle,
    simple past and past participle.
    Root Verb with Examples
    The root verb is the verb in its original form, without any inflexion or change. The root
    form of the verb is used as the base form to create the other forms of the verb. Keep in
    mind that this is not the case with all verbs. The root form of the verb is modified
    when conjugated to represent other forms of the verb only for regular verbs. Irregular
    verbs have unique ways in which they are conjugated, and not all remain the same.
    Root verbs are most often used to indicate the simple present tense. Let us take a look
    at the following examples of how the root verb is used in sentences.
    Examples of Root Verbs:
    I love watching movies with my friends. (Root verb – love(
    I finish my homework before 6 p.m. everyday. (Root verb – finish(
    You play really well. (Root verb – play(
    You are beautiful. (Root verb – be)
    In the above examples, the verbs ‘love’, ‘finish’, ‘play’ and ‘are’ are used in their
    original form, and so they are called root verbs.
    Third Person Singular Present Form with Examples
    The third person singular form of the verb is used to represent the simple present tense.
    As far as regular verbs are concerned, the third person singular form is indicated by the
    addition of an ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the end of the root verb.
    Examples of Third Person Singular Present Form:
    Tom likes having cereal for breakfast.
    Root verb – like, Third person singular form – likes
    Sheela teaches English for sixth grade students.
    Root verb – teach, Third person singular form – teaches
    My father reads the newspaper everyday.
    Root verb – read, Third person singular form – reads
    The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
    Root verb – rise, set; Third person singular form – rises, sets
    Present Participle Form of the Verb with Examples
    The present participle form of the verb is formed by adding an ‘ing’ to the base
    form/root verb. In some cases, when the word is a monosyllabic word that ends with a
    vowel followed by a consonant, the last consonant is doubled, and then the ‘ing’ is
    added. For verbs ending with an ‘e’, the ‘e’ is removed, and the ‘ing’ is added in most
    cases. However, there are a few verbs that retain the ‘e’ in the base form when
    converted to the present participle form of the verb.
    This form of the verb is used in the continuous/progressive tenses to indicate that the
    action is still going on. It is also used to convert verbs into nouns that refer to an
    action.
    Examples of Present Participle Form:
    Words that have double consonants
    Run – Running
    Swim – Swimming
    Forget – Forgetting
    Sit – Sitting
    Cut – Cutting
    Examples of regular verbs converted to the present participle form
    Cry – crying
    Try – Trying
    Read – Reading
    Write – Writing (‘e’ is removed(
    Age – Ageing (‘e’ is retained(
    Simple Past Form of the Verb with Examples
    The simple past form of the verb is used to denote an action that took place in the past.
    It is usually formed by adding an ‘ed’ or ‘d’ (for words ending in ‘e’) to the end of the
    root verb. However, there are irregular verbs that do not follow the general rule. Let us
    look at a few examples of the simple past form of the verb.
    Examples of Simple Past Form:
    Regular verbs in the simple past form
    Cheat – Cheated
    Dodge – Dodged
    Jump – Jumped
    Skip – Skipped
    Iron – Ironed
    Verbs that take the same form as the root verb in the simple past form of the verb
    Read – Read
    Cut – Cut
    Put – Put
    Let – Let
    Hit – Hit
    Hurt – Hurt
    Irregular verb forms
    Run – Ran
    Sit – Sat
    Sing – Sang
    Throw – Threw
    Fly – Flew
    Bring – Brought
    Buy – Bought
    Think – Though
    Ring – Rang
    Find – Found
    Lose – Lost
    Meet – Met
    Past Participle Form of the Verb with Examples
    The past participle form of the verb is used to indicate the perfect tense. For regular
    verbs, the simple past form and the past participle form of the verb remain the same,
    whereas there are irregular verbs that take a different spelling when used as a past
    participle. Let us look at a few examples to understand better.

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