Principal Parts
There are this many principal parts of verbs.
Four (Base, Present Participle, Past, Past Participle)
There are this many verb tenses.
Six
Progressive forms always end in which three letters?
-ing
This word mean "to rest in a seated, upright position."
Sit
Complete the sentence: The cat _____ onto the counter. (jump, future)
will jump
These two principal parts will always have a helping verb attached to them.
List the 6 verb tenses
present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect
The progressive form is made using a form of be plus this principal part.
Present participle
This word means "to rest, to recline, or to be in place."
Lie
Complete the sentence: We _____ Longwood Gardens on Christmas for my entire life. (visit, present perfect progressive)
have been visiting
This principal part always ends in "-ing"
Present participle
List the three regular tenses of the verb "point" using the pronoun "I"
point, pointed, will point
This same exact word is used to help form all of the perfect progressive forms.
Been
This is the present participle of "lay"
Complete the sentence: She _____ to him on the phone just last week. (talk, past perfect)
had talked
The past participle is formed using forms of this helping verb + a "-d/ed" ending (for regular verbs)
Forms of have (have, has, had)
Complete the sentence: I _____ to the store yesterday before I ate dinner. (go, past)
went
Place the verb "wilt" in the three regular progressive forms using the pronoun "it." Note: no perfect progressive forms.
is wilting, was wilting, will be wilting
This is the past participle of "raise"
(had) raised
Complete the sentence: They _____ to Hershey Park in the spring. (go, future progressive)
will be going
List the principal parts for the verb "lunge."
lunge, is lunging, lunged, has lunged
List the three perfect tenses of the verb "plot" using the pronoun "we"
have plotted, had plotted, will have plotted
Place the verb "dare" in the three perfect progressive forms using the pronoun "he." Note: no regular progressive forms.
has been daring, had been daring, will have been daring
lie, (is) lying, lay, (had) lain
Complete the sentence: They _____ four miles before the end of practice yesterday. (run, past perfect)
had run