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CHAPTER 16: USING VERBS Cÿ
Using Regular Verbs
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A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the base form.
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST"
PAST PARTICIPLE
BASE FORM
looked
[have] looked
look
[is] looking
shop
suppose
[is] shopping
shopped
[is] supposing
[have] shopped
supposed
[have] supposed
Remember that some regular verbs, such as shop and suppose, double the final consonant or
drop the final e when adding -ing or -ed.
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EXERCISE A On the blank in each of the following sentences, write the correct form (present participle,
past, or past participle) of the verb given in parentheses.
Example 1. One of the elephants has _ ÿraf,ped
its trunk around a tree. (wrap)
in Nepal. (land)
1. The plane has
to track rhinos in the jungle. (plan)
2. The sdentists from the museum are
3. The government officials of Nepal _
4. The workers are
the project. (support)
elephants for the scientists to ride. (saddle)
a female rhino and her calf. (spot)
5. Yesterday, the trackers
EXERCISE B On the blank in each of the following sentences, write the correct form (present participle,
past, or past participle) of the verb given in parentheses.
,aÿched
ttÿe squirrels. (watch)
Example 1. Every day last winter, Christine _
watching the squirrels gather food. (enjoy)
6. Last year, Christine
to build a feeder for the squirrels. (decide)
7. One day, Christine
several books about squirrels. (purchase)
8. Christine has
that squirrels like SUnflower seeds. (learn)
9. Through her reading she has
10. She
some pine wood to build the feeder. (collect)
11. Christine then _
12. Christine's brother
the feeder to a strong tree. (nail)
to her more about squirrels. (explain)
13. From listening to him, Christine has
14. She is still
15. Now Christine is
that squirrels also like fruit. (discover)
new things each day as she watches the squirrels. (notice)
her friends to build feeders for squirrels. (encourage)
ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE I Introductory Course
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sing Irregular Verbs A
An irregular verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than by adding -d or
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-ed to the base form.
BASE FORM
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
swim
[is] swimming
go
catch
hurt
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
swam
[have] swum
[ÿ] going
[is] catching
went
caught
[have] gone
[have] caught
[is] hurting
hurt
[have] hurt
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EXERCISE A Underline the correct verb form in parentheses in each of the following sentences.
Example 1. We (drove, driven) along the Big Sur coast of California.
1. Some biologists have (came, come) here to collect peregrine falcon eggs.
2. Many eggs have (broken, broke) because their shells have been damaged by pesticides.
3. Lee, one of the biologists, had (began, begun) to gather the eggs.
4. He showed me the eggs, but I (knew, known) not to touch them•
5. The adult peregrine had (flown, flew) from the nest.
6. Lee (began, begun) to climb down the cliff to the nest.
7. Suddenly, I (seen, saw) a large bird in the sky.
8. Everyone (froze, frozen).
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9. The peregrine dived
at Lee 's headand then (went, gone) away.
10. The huge, fierce bird (given, gave) us quite a scare.
EXERCISE B On the blank in each of the following sentences, write the correct form (past or past participle) of the verb given in parentheses.
Example 1. Mrs. Larkin has
ÿauÿk("
the class about endangered species. (teach)
a report about peregrine falcons. (write)
11. Sofia has
these fierce, fast-flying birds. (hurt)
12. Pollutants have
13. The peregrine falcon has
endangered. (become)
14. To help increase the peregrine falcon population, biologists
eggs from a
peregrine nest. (take)
15. They
the falcon eggs to a laboratory. (bring)
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