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4 Parts of Verbs

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4 PARTS OF VERBS

 

  • INFINITIVE – the title of the verb — always has “to” in front of it

* SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE – happening right now or happens continually

* SIMPLE PAST TENSE – happened in the past

* PAST PARTICIPLE – past form that goes with a helping verb

EXAMPLES:
INFINITIVE to seem to shout to run to think to drive to be
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE seem, seems shout, shouts run, runs think, thinks drive, drives am, is, are
SIMPLE PAST TENSE seemed shouted ran thought drove was, were
PAST PARTICIPLE seemed shouted run thought driven been

 

USING THE 4 PARTS

In each sentence below, you have been given the infinitive of each verb. Write the appropriate verb form in the blank. (__No infinitives__, please.)

Here’s where HELPING VERBS come into play:

If there is no helping verb, use the SIMPLE PAST TENSE.

If there is a helping verb, use the PAST PARTICIPAL.

 

Example: rang Did you say the telephone (to ring) while I was in the shower?

 

  1. _____________________ The outfielder (to throw) the ball to home plate in yesterday’s game.
  2. _____________________ Diana Nyad (to swim) sixty miles from the Bahamas to Florida.
  3. _____________________ The bean seedlings and the herbs had (to freeze) in the garden.
  4. _____________________ After she finished the race, she (to drink) two glasses of water.
  5. _____________________ He (to tell) me that waffle and coleslaw are words from the Dutch language.
  6. _____________________ Last month we had (to drive) all night to attend my sister’s college graduation.
  7. _____________________ Marianne (to sit) quietly throughout the discussion.
  8. _____________________ We would have (to fall) down the cliff if Lassie, the wonder dog, hadn’t warned us.
  9. _____________________ Lois never (to know) that Clark Kent was Superman.
  10. _____________________ Francie had (to bite) her tongue and blood was everywhere.
  11. _____________________ Carol (to bring) the pizza for the party.
  12. _____________________ We have (to fly) to Europe twice so far.
  13. _____________________ Please (to give) that to me.
  14. _____________________ Several students (to grow) plants for their experiments.
  15. _____________________ The map had been (to hide) for a decade.
  16. _____________________ “We have (to see) the enemy, and he is ours."
  17. _____________________ “Mom, my new sweater got washed in hot water and it (to shrink)!” wailed Serena.
  18. _____________________ Jill has (to sing) with her church choir for many years.
  19. _____________________ Hugh and his teammates have (to swim) across the James River every summer.
  20. _____________________ All the kids (to swing) across the creek on a rope and dropped into a deep pool.

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