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IRREGULAR VERBS
Belinda Baardsen,
American Ex Pat,
TEFL Certified Instructor,
King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WHAT IS A VERB?
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear,...
verb /vərb/
WHAT IS A VERB?
What is a Verb?
The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb asserts something about the subject
of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being. The verb or compound verb is the critical element of
the predicate of a sentence.
DEFINING A REGULAR VERB
A regular verb, like "to walk" looks like
this:
•Present Simple: I walk to work every day.
•Present Progressive: I am walking to work today.
•Past Simple: I walked to work yesterday.
•Present Perfect: I've walked to work all week.
VERBS
Listen LiveTry
ReadForget
PayBe
MakeLoseUse
apply
Listen-edLiv-edTr-iedRead
ForgotPa-iedBe-
MadeLost
Use-dAppl-ied
Listen-ingLiv-ingTry-ing
Read-ingForget-ing
Pay-ingBe—
Mak-ingLos-ingUs-ing
Apply-ing
Listen-sLive-sTr-ies
Read-sForget-s
Pay-sBe—
Make-sLose-sUse-s
Applie-s
WHAT IS AN IRREGULAR VERB?
Defining an Irregular Verb
Irregular verbs live by their own set of rules; they are the mavericks of
the English language.
Most of the verbs in the English language are irregular verbs.
WHAT IS AN IRREGULAR VERB?
•To Drink: I drink coffee every morning. I drank six cups of coffee yesterday. I
have drunk 27 cups of coffee this week.
•To Swim: I swim in lake Eerie every summer. I swam through lots of garbage in July. I have
swum through toxic sludge a few times.
WHAT IS AN IRREGULAR VERB?
The most common English verbs, like "go" or "have" or
"be," are all irregular and take a bit of practice to
master.
WHAT IS AN IRREGULAR VERB?
Teachers, bosses, and English
majors cringe when someone says "I should
have drank" or "I should have
went."
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
The verb “To be” is said to be the most protean of the English
language, constantly changing form, sometimes without much of a
discernible pattern.
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Considering that we use it so often, it is really too bad that
the verb “To be” has to be the most
irregular, slippery verb in the language.
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Present Tense I am /We are You are /You
are He/She/It is -
They are
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Past Tense I was /We were
You were/ You were
He/She/It was -They were
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Perfect Form (past participle) I have been, etc.
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Progressive Form
(present participle)
I am being, etc.
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Present
am
is
is
is
are
are
are
I
He
She
It
You
They
We
The verb be takes on different forms in the present and past.
Contraction
'm
's
's
's
're
're
're
Past
was
was
was
was
were
were
were
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
The verb be indicates existence, temporary condition or permanent status.
It is really hot today.
Grady's not here right now.
Greg and Tim are engineers.
IRREGULAR VERB ~ “TO BE”
Arise Arose Arisen Arises Arising
Awake Awoke Awoken Awakes Awaking
Bear Bore Born/Borne
Bears Bearing