Verb Definitions
Gerund+Participle Definitions
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What is a regular verb?

A verb that ends in -ing in the present tense and -ed in the past tense.

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What is a gerund?

A word that is commonly used as a verb, but is being used as a noun in the sentence. Gerunds always end in -ing.

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What is an irregular verb?

A verb that ends in -ing in the present tense and has varying endings in the past tense that are not -ed.

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What is a present participle?

A word that is commonly used as an verb, but is being used as an adjective in the sentence. It ends in -ing.

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What is a Past Participle?

A word that is commonly used as a verb that acts an adjective in the sentence. It ends in -ed with regular verbs, but their are various different ends with irregular verbs.

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