Lesson 17 Flashcards
How is the past participle formed?
The regular past particple is formed by adding d or ed to the dictionary form.
Give the first person singular of the six English verb tenses using the verb walk.
Present I walk (he, she, it walks)
Past I walked
Future I will walk
Present Perfect I have walked (he has walked)
Past Perfect I had walked
Future Perfect I will have walked
What is a regular verb?
A regular verb is one that forms its past and past participle by adding d or ed to the dictionary form.
Ex.I walk, I walked, I have walked.
What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb is one that does not form its past and past participle by adding d or ed to the dictionary form.
Ex.I see, I saw, I have seen
Give the names of the four principal parts of an English verb with examples using the verb walk.
the infinitive to walk
the present participle walking
the past tense walked
the past particple have walked
Give the principal parts of the irregular verbs see, write, come, do, fly and go.
to see seeing saw have seen
to write writing wrote have written
to come coming came have come
to do doing did have done
to fly flying flew have flown
to go going gone have gone
What is the infinitive? Give examples.
The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb preceded by the word to. The infinitive usually functions as a noun.
Ex. 1 Mary wants to learn Latin.
Ex. 2 To be or not to be, that is the question. To die, to sleep, to dream.
How is the present participle formed?
The present participle is formed by adding ing to the dictionary form.
What are the principal parts of a verb?
The principal parts are the four basic forms of the verb.
What is a participle? What are the two forms? Give examples .
A participle is an adjective formed from a verb (verbal adjective). the two participles are the present participle and the past participle.
Ex. 1 Present Participle:
The conquering Gauls stormed the gates of Rome.
Ex. 2 Past Participle:
The conquered Gauls surrendered to Caesar.
Give the principal parts of the regular verbs live, play, look, and learn.
to live living lived have lived
to play playing played have played
to look looking looked have looked
to learn learning learned have learned
What are the names of the six Engllish tenses?
Present, Past, Future, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, and Future Perfect
