verbs
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What are verbs?
Words that describe an action like
run, sleep, eat, drink, read, study, learn,
build
Verb Inflection = Forms of Verb
• Verbs have Five Inflections
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eating
eats
• I eat
• You eat
• They eat
• He eats
• She eats
• It eats
He – She – It – eats, runs, drinks, speaks …….
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eating
eats
• I ate yesterday
• You ate yesterday
• They ate yesterday
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eating
eats
• I have eaten just now
• You have eaten just now
• They have eaten yesterday
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eating
eats
• I am eating
• You are eating
• They are eating
• Gerund = Continuous (-ing)
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eating
eats
Verbs Inflections
Present Past Participle Gerund
eat ate eaten eatingeatsspeak spoke spoken speakingspeakstake took taken takingtakesmake made made makingmakespay paid paid payingpays
play played played playingplaystalk talked talked talkingtalksfry fried fried fryingfriesbegin began began beginningbeginssell sold sold sellingsellsbuild built built buildingbuilds
catch caught caught catchingcatchesfight fought fought fightingfightsbring brought brought bringingbringsbuy bought bought buyingbuysmake made made makingmakesrun ran run runningrunscome came come comesbecome became become becomingbecomes
ring rang rung ringingringssing sang sung singingsingsdrink drank drunk drinkingdrinkssink sank sunk sinkingsinksspring sprang sprung springingSprings
draw drew drawn drawingdrawsfly flew flown flyingfliesgrow grew grown growinggrowsknow knew known knowingknowsthrow threw thrown throwingthrows
Special Verb Inflections
be was been beingisdo did done doingdoesget got got gettinggetsgo went gone goinggoeshave had had havinghas
undergo underwent undergone undergoing
undergoes
undertake undertook undertaken undertaking
undertakesupset upset upset upsettingupsets
withhold withheld withheld withholdingwithholdswithdraw withdrew withdrew withdrawingwithdraws
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