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5. Using Regular Verbs
Discuss
regular verb is
Verbs can indicate the time at which something happened. A
one that shows its past tense, or past time, by adding -ed. Read aloud the following
examples.
Present
Past
Past Participle
help(s)
helped
(have, has, had) helped
move(s)
moved
(have, has, had) moved
look(s)
looked
(have, has, had) looked
open(s)
opened
(have, has, had) opened
The verbs in the box at right are also regular. Say the past and past participle
forms of each.
save(s)
Example:
jump(s)
jumped
have jumped, has jumped, had jumped
wonder(s)
work(s)
Look at the chart at right. Can you figure out
I help
we help
when you add -s to the present form
you help
they help
of a verb?
he, she, it helps
Writing Practice
Complete the sentences. Write each verb in the form named below the line.
1. They have
organize
past participle of help
4. He
at the garage.
present of work
the fair.
into a larger apartment.
5. They
the door.
2. He
past of move
past of open
6. The children had
3. She
all her records.
present of save
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the stream.
across
past participle of jump
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Use what you’ve learned.
Writing on Your Own
Partner Work
1. With your partner, read the sentences you
completed for Writing Practice. Make any
1. The present tenses of four regular verbs are
given below. Write the past and past participle of
each verb.
corrections that are needed in the forms and
spellings of verbs.
Present
Past
Past Participle
hope(s) ____________
(have, has, had) ________
need(s) ____________
(have, has, had) ________
rest(s)
____________
(have, has, had) ________
yell(s)
____________
(have, has, had) ________
2. With your partner, discuss the spelling
changes that you need to make when writing
the verbs below.
Present
Past
Past Participle
cry, cries
cried
(have, has, had) cried
try, tries
tried
(have, has, had) tried
pass, passes
passed (have, has, had) passed
2. Write
Which spelling of the present tense of cry do
you use after I? After she?
a. a sentence using the past participle of rest.
____________________________________________________
b. a sentence using the past of yell.
Which spelling of the present tense of pass do
you use after it?
____________________________________________________
c. a sentence using the past participle of need.
____________________________________________________
d. a sentence using the past of hope.
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Writing Practice
1. helped
2. opened
3. saves
4. works
5. moved
6. jumped
Partner Work
2. Present tense: After I, use cry.
After she, use cries.
After it, use passes.
Writing on Your Own
1. Past
Past Participle
(have, has, had)
hoped
hoped
needed
needed
rested
rested
yelled
yelled
2. Answers will vary. Examples:
a. The baby has rested for an hour.
b. The coach yelled at the players.
c. He has needed extra help for a long
time.
d. We hoped our team would win first
prize.