Unit 9: Verbs Usage

Principal Parts

100

There are this many principal parts of verbs.

Four (Base, Present Participle, Past, Past Participle)

200

These two principal parts will always have a helping verb attached to them.

Present participle and past participle

300

This principal part always ends in "-ing"

Present participle

400

The past participle is formed using forms of this helping verb + a "-d/ed" ending (for regular verbs)

Forms of have (have, has, had)

500

List the principal parts for the verb "lunge."

lunge, is lunging, lunged, has lunged

Verb Tense

100

There are this many verb tenses.

Six

200

This is told by the verb tense.

The time the action took place OR the state of being expressed by the verb.

300

This verb tense shows an action that took place at an indefinite time in the past.

Present Perfect Tense

400

This verb tense shows an action that was completed before another action in the past. 

Past Perfect Tense

500

List the three perfect tenses of the verb "plot" using the pronoun "we"

have plotted, had plotted, will have plotted

Progressive Form

100

Progressive forms expressed an action that is in _____.

progress

200

The progressive form is made using a form of be plus this principal part.

Present participle

300

This same exact word is used to help form all of the perfect progressive forms.

Been

400

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

500

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

Commonly Confused Verbs

100

This word mean "to rest in a seated, upright position."

Sit

200

This word means "to rest, to recline, or to be in place."

Lie

300

This is the present participle of "lay"

(is) laying

400

This is the past participle of "raise"

(had) raised

500

These are the four principal parts of the verb "lie"

lie, (is) lying, lay, (had) lain

Mystery

100

There are this many total different verb tenses and forms.

Twelve

200

The formula for this tense or form is "form of be + present participle"

Progressive Form

300

This word is included in all future tenses and forms.

Will

400

These are the six verb tenses for the verb "find" using the pronoun "she"

finds, found, will find, has found, had found, will have found

500

These are the six progressive forms of the verb "talk" using the pronoun "they"

are talking, were talking, will be talking, have been talking, had been talking, will have been talking