Form of the Verbs

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FORMS

OF

THE

VERB

Read

the

sentences

below.

l.

I

do my

homework

every

day.

2.

I

am

doing

my

homework

now.

3.

I

did my homework

yesterday.

4.

I

have

already

done

my

homework.

Present

Tense

Present

Participle

Past

Tense

Past

Participl,e

Awake

bear

,t&at

,becomc

tbeEin

bcnd

4ind

awaking

bearing

beating

becoming

beginning

bending

binding

awoke

bore

bea

t

became

began

bent

bound

awakened

borne

beaten,

become?

begun

'

bent

bound

In

these

sentences

the

four

forms

of

the

verb

,db,

are

used.

'Do'

in

the

first

sentence

is

in

the

Simple

present

tense.

'Did'

is

the

Simple

past

tense

of

.do'.

'Doing'in

the

second

sentence

ends

in

(ing).

What

form

of

the

verb

is

it?

It

is the

Present

Participle

of

.do'.

The

Present

Participle

is

always

used

with

a

.helping

word,

or

Special

Finite

such

as

'am',

'is',

etc.

Which

other

form

of

the

verb

is

used

with

a

Special

Finite?

'Done'

is

used

with

the

Special

Finite

.have,.

It is

the

Past

Participle

of

.do,.

The

four

forms

of

a

verb

are:

(l)

the

Simple

present

tense,

(2)

the

Simple

Past

tense,

(3)

the

preseniparticiple

and

(4)

the

Past

Participle.

The

participle

of

a

verb

needs

a

h.lping

rord o,

Special

Finite

such

as

,am',

.is',

,have,

and

.has,.

Study

the words

in this

table.


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Present

Participle

tAite

bleed

./blow

zfueak

)rnc

.,tuild

)uv

,eatch

-?hoose

/,,ome

creep

z'd,eal

zdig

ldo

,fuaw

.rdrink

.rdrive

*at

Aall

Aeed

tfeel

.,fight

;frnd

flee

.1v

,'lorget

y'orgve

forsake

biting

bleeding

blowin

breaking

bringing

building

buying

catching

choosing

coming

creeping

dealing

digging

doing

drawing

drinking

driving

eating

falling

feeding

feeling

fighting

linding

Ileeing

flying

forgetting

forgiving

forsaking

freezing

getting

gving

going

grinding

growing

bit

bled

blew

broke

brought

built

bought

caught

chose

came

crept

dealt

dug

did

drew

drank

drove

ate

fell

fed

felt

fought

found

fled

flew

forgot

fotgave

forsook

froze

got

Bve

wEnt

ground

gew

hung

hanged

heard

hid

held

bitten

bled

blown

broken

brought

built

bought

caught

chosen

come

crept

dealt

dug

done

drawn

drunk

driven

eaten

fallen

fed

felt

fought

found

fled

flown

forgotten

forgiven

forsaken

frozen

got

glven

gone

ground

grown

hung

hanged

heard

hidden

held

kept

knelt

known

laid

led

left

Iit;

lighted

Iain

zlteeze

.*.et

_4tve

40

grind

Aow

.)ang(anarticle)

|

hangng

.4tang(aperson)

|

hangrng

)tear

,frd"

.hold

',*e"p

Ioeel

z{now

aav

lead

ll6ave

light

'

lie

hearing

hiding

holding

keeping

kreeling

knowing

laying

leading

leaving

Iighting

lying

kept

knelt

knew

laid

led

left

It

lay


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/$ake

4e,,n

)neet

mow

luY

ride

,1

/ing

'\.-,zrise

..$tn

saw

;nY

--*e

seek

-

pll

'.t*,nd

sew

;,dl.ake

'-dtine

shoot

;show

)mE

'

sink

)it

slay

-*eP

sow

,ryeak

';ryend

pln

,xtand'-etftal

strike

swear

swell

s,rvim

't-dy"

tGar

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-irink

--throw

tread

.

wake

-;wzt

weave

.P

.

'

wmo

wring

making

meaning

meeting

mowing

paying

riding

ringing

rising

running

sawing

saying

sceing

seeking

selling

sending

sewing

$raking

shining

shooting'

showing

singing

sinking

sitting

slaying

sleeping

sowing

speaking

,

spcnding

spinning

standing

stealing

striking

swearing

swelling

swimming

taking

tearing

telling

thinking

throwing

treading

waking

wearing

weaving

made

meant

met

mown

plid

ridden

rung

risen

run

sawn

said

seen

sought

sold

sent

sewn

shaken

shone

shot

shown

sung

sunk

sat

slain

slept

sown

spoken

spent

spun

stood

stolen

struck

swoln

swollen

srvum

taken

torn

told

thougtrt

thrown

trodden

waked;

woken;

woke

worn

woven

won

wound

wlung

written

made

nleant

nret

mowed

paid

rode

rang

rose

ran

sawed

said

saw

sought

sold

sent

sewed

strook

shone

shot

showed

sang

sank

sat

slew

slept

sowed

spoke

spent

spun

stood

stole

struck

swore

swelled

swarTl

took

tore

told

thought

threw

trod

woke

wore

wove

won

wound

wrnnmg

winding

wringtng

uEung

wrote


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EXEHCISE

54

-

FORMS

OF THE VERB

Rewrite

these sentences

changing'always'

to

(a)

last week,

(b)

already

and

(c)

soon.

e.g.

He

always

eats

a

lot.

(u)

He ate

a

lot

last week.

(b)

He

has already

eaten

a

lot.

(c)

He

will

eat

a lot

soon.

l.

My

neighbour

always

mows

the

grass.

2.

His

mother

always

bakes

cakes.

3.

She

always

thinks

up

some

good

ideas.

4.

The

farmer

always

ploughs

the

field.

5.

Our

dog

always

runs

after

the

chickens.

6.

We

always

wake

up

at

seven in

the

morning.

7.

Sally

always

comes

to

our house.

8.

Zhisheng

always

takes

that

bag

to

school.

9. The

farmer's

children

always

feed

the

chickens.

10.

Stephen

always

shows

his friends

his

collection of stamps.

I

1.

Jialing

always

writes to

her.

12.

They

always

send

me

a

card

for

my birthday.

13.

She

always

talks

to

them.

14.

They

always

win

the

game.

15.

These

trees

always

shed

their leaves.

EXERCISE

55

-

FORMS

OF THE VERB

Put

in

the

simple

Premnt

tense

or

the

present

participle

of

the

verbs

in

brackets.

e.g.

G)

He

is

..........

(tear)

up

the

letter.

He

is

tearing

up

the letter.

(b)

The

guard

..........

(lock)

the

gate

every

night.

The guard

locks

the

gate

every

night.

1.

The

boys

were

..........

(swim)

in the

river.

2.

Who

are

you

..........

(wait)

for?

3.

She

always

..........

(put)

her

books

on

that

shelf.

4.

I

am

..........

(put)

some

more

salt

in the soup.

5.

The

boys

always

..........

(meet)

her

on

their

way

home.

6.

My

father..........

(mow)

the

lawn

every

fortnight.


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8.

The hawker

is ..........

(sell)

bananas.

9.

We ...........(come)

to

school before

eight

every

morning.

10.

He

...........

(carry)

his briefcase

to the

office

every

day.

I

l.

The

girl who

is

(wear)

the

green dress

is my

sister'

12.

The baby

always

(cry)

at

night.

13.

The headmaster

was

(talk) to

our

teacher.

14.

They

..........

(know)

that

you are here.

15.

The clouds

are

..........

(hide)

the moon.

EXERCISE

56

-

FORMS OF

THE

VERB

e.g.

(a)

It

is

years

since

I

.......... (meet) him.

It

is

years

since

I

met

him.

(b)

He

has

..........

(meet)

my

uncle

before.

He has

met

my

uncle before.

ru

in

tt

"

ut"nks

with

the

simple

Past tense

or

Past Participle

of

the

verbs

in brackets.

l

The

price

of

sugar has

..........

(go)

up.

2.

They

..........

(go)

home

after the

party.

3.

It

.......... (begin) to rain

before we were ready

to

go.

4.

It has

..........

(tegin)

to

rain

already.

5:

Has

the

school

bell ..........

(ring)?

6.

I

..........

(ring)

him

up last

night.

7.

Somebody

has

..........

(steal)

Baohua's

pen.

8.

The

thief

..........

(steal)

the woman's

jewels.

g.

He

..........

(shake)

the bottle before

he

poured out

the

medicine'

10.

The

cyclist

was

badly .......:...(shake)

after

the

accident'

I

l.

She

........... (eat)

in

a

hurry.

12.

Who

has

..........

(eat)

my

cake?

13.

When

the

clock.......'..

(strike)

one,

we

went

home'

14.

The

old

tree

was

(strike)

down

by

liShtning.

15.

This

piece of work was

...........

(do)

by

him.

16.

The

tiger

(spring)

at

the

game warden.

EXERCISE

57

-

FORMS

OF THE

VERB

@Past

tense

orPast

Participle

of

the

verbs

ea

The

boy ..........

(close)

the

door

behind

him.

The

boy closed

the door

behind

him.

in

brackets.


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l.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

't.

8.

9.

10.

lt.

12.

13.

14.

15.

The

careless pupil

had

..........

(forget)

ro

bring

his

book.

He

has

...........

(come)

a

long

way to

see

the game.

I

..........

(see)

him

last Sunday.

Since

that

day

I

have

not

..........

(see)

him.

The

servant

..........

(drop)

the

glasses

on the

floor.

Thqy

..........

(speak)

loudly

because

they

were

angry.

She

........... (wear)

a

blue

dress

to the

dance.

He

..........

(tear)

the

pages

of my

book.

That poor

boy

has been

...........

(sting)

by a scorpion.

You

look

tired.

Did

you

...........

(run)

all the

way

here?

They

could

not

have

(choose)

a

better

gift.

The

duck

..........

(swim)

across

the lake.

He should

have

..........

(write) to

us

on his arrival

there.

My

hen

has

not

..........

(lay)

any

eggs

since last

month.

They

...........

(wait)

until

she

arrived.

The

captain

has

..........

(spread)

the

map

in

front

of him.

EXERCISE

58

-

FORMS

OF

THE VERB

e.g.

The

boy

was ..........

(bite)

by

an ant.

The

boy

was

bitten

by

an ant.

Fill

in

the

tt"n

in

brackets.

l.

The

sun

has

..........

(rise)

above

the

hills.

2.

I

.......... (beat)

Jinsheng

in

yesterday's

race.

3.

The

strong

wind

..........

(blow)

off the

roof of the

house.

4.

She

...........

(add)

some

water

to

the

mixture.

5.

They

were

(awake)

by the

barking

of the

dogs.

6.

The

haunted

house

...........

(stand)

on

tof

of that

hill.

7.

She

...........

(know) that

she

was

right.

8.

He

........... (read)

the srory

aloud.

9

On

hearing

the

news,

she

..........

(weep)

bitterly.

10.

Who

.......... (draw)

that

picture

on

the wall?

I

l.

The

artist

has

...........

(draw)

a

portrait

of

the Duke.

12.

The

aeroplanes

have

been

...........

(shoot)

down.

13.

His

new

shirt

had

(shrink)

after washing.

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EXERCISE

59

-

FORMS

OF THE

VERB

Rewrite

each

sentence

putting

in

the correct

form

of

the verbs

in

brackets.

The train

has

already

(leave).

The train has already

left.

e.g.

l. That cupboard

.........,

(cost)

fifty

dollars.

2.

I

...........

(buy)

this

jacket

two

years

ago.

3.

The

headmaster

has

just

..........

(punish)

the

boy.

4.

We ...........

(meet)

them at the

bus-stop

every

moming.

5.

The

barber

is

..........

(cut)

Jinsheng's

hair.

6.

Are

you

sure

you

have

..........

(leave)

nothing

behind?

7.

Those

trees

have

..........

(grow)

taller

sinee last

year.

8.

The

boy

always

(behave)

badly in

c[ass.

9.

Not

a whisper

was

...........

(hear)

in the

room.

10.

He has

(fiCh$

bravely

for

his

country.

I

l.

Miss

Lin

..........

(teach)

us English

last

year.

12.

L.........

(wind)

my watch

last

night

but

it

has ..........

(stop)

now.

13.

Those birds ..........

(fly)

away as

soon

as they

..........

(see)

the

farmers.

14.

It

is ..........

(begin)

to

rain

now. It usually

..........

(rain)

at

this time

of

the

day.

15.

He ..........

(read)

a

book before

he

goes to

bed every

night.

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