Standard English Verbs

Standard English Verbs and Irregular Verbs Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers, Form A John Langan
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Standard English Verbs

Regular Verbs

Present

Past
Past Participle Present Participle
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Standard English Verbs

Regular Verbs
These parts are used to build verb

Present

Past
Past Participle Present Participle
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Standard English Verbs

Regular Verbs
. . . and

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Standard English Verbs

Most verbs. . .
. . .in

English are regular.

Lets take a look at the verb

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Standard English Verbs

Shout is in the present tense.

The past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding -d or -ed to the present. So, the past tense of shout is. . .
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Standard English Verbs

The past participle. . .

. . . is also formed by adding -d or ed to the present. So, the past participle of shout is also. . .
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Standard English Verbs

The past participle. . .

. . . is the form of the
Example:

verb used with the helping verbs: have has had or some forms of be.
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Enough! You have shouted at me for two days already!

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Standard English Verbs

The present participle. . .

. . . is formed by adding -ing to the present.
So, the present participle of shout is. . .
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Standard English Verbs

Lets review!
Present Past Past Present Participle Participle

Shout

Shouted

Shouted

Shouting

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