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Verb For ms

I know you can say hook , hooked . . .

But can you say took, tooked?

This presentation covers the use of standard A verb regular and form item on an objective test might look irregular verb forms. like this . . .

Sample Item
Thomas sang sang along along until until the the CD CD ended; ended; then then as as A he was choosing choosingaanew newdisk, disk,he helost lostcontrol controlof of B the car and drove drived into drived intoa aditch. ditch. C A. B. C. D. sung chosing drove drove No change is necessary.
Is sang, Drived is choosing, or incorrect, which drived a badly option C fixes.
formed verb?

Re gular verbs have r elia ble for ms.

Infinitive to laugh to start to travel

Simple Present laugh(s) start(s) travel(s)

Simple Past laughed started traveled

Past Participle laughed started traveled

Present Participle laughing starting traveling

Or to fish, fish(es), fished, fished, fishing!

Ir r e gular verbs, however, have no consistent patter ns.

Infinitive
to drive to think to drink to swim Simple Present drive(s) think(s) drink(s) swim(s) Simple Past drove thought drank swam Past Participle driven thought drunk swum Present Participle driving thinking drinking swimming

For example, to catch, catch(es), caught, caught, catching!

On many objective exams, you can not use a dictionar y to look up the cor r ect for m!

W hen in doubt, rely on gut feelings.

Your eyes have seen in print and your brain has registered all of the possible verb forms that you will encounter for this skill. If you dont recognize the right answer, go with the one that feels right.

Hey, Ive seen that verb

before!

Dont confuse of and have .

Instead of skipping class to go fishing, Yolanda should of have studied for her studied for her accounting exam.

disaster!

My grade was a

Confir m that used to is in the past tense.

Now that hes older, Fred has a full-time job, but he use used to spend summers fishing. to spend hishis summers fishing.

Youre a bad influence!

Quick Test
Directions: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose No change is necessary.

Show me what you know.

Item 1
We knew knew that that Charley Charley had had hid hidthe hidden thecookies cookies the cookies in in in A BB his bedroom, so we stole stole his his key key and and searched searched in in C all the dresser drawers.
A. B. C. D. knowed hidden hidden stealed No change is necessary.

Item 2
If we had known that you were serving squid eyeball stew, we would of of come comefor fordinner! dinner! A. of came B. have came C. have have come come D. No change is necessary.

Item 3
Priscilla use use to used to to have have have a aa pet pet pet parakeet; parakeet; parakeet; her her her mothers mothers mothers A A story is that the bird escaped and flew flew away, away, but but B Priscilla believes that the cat ate it. C A. B. C. D. used used flied eaten No change is necessary.

Item 4
Julissa was soaked during the afternoon thunderstorm because she had choosed choosed to towalk walkto to school rather than drive.
A. B. C. D. chosen chosen choosen chose No change is necessary.

Item 5
James brought brung roses brung roses roses and and and begged begged begged forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness, but but but AA when Rhonda saw saw that that her her ex ex still still hadnt hadnt shaved shaved B his ridiculous mustache, she shut shut the the door door in in his his C face.

A. B. C. D.

brought brought seen shutted No change is necessary.

Item 6
If Toby had tooken tooken Charlenes Charlenesadvice, advice,that thatbottle bottleof of soda wouldnt have exploded all over the front of his new white shirt.
A. took B. tooked C. taken taken D. No change is necessary.

Item 7
Cooper laid laid the the 10-page 10-page paper paper on on Professor Professor A Cooks desk; he had wrote wrote the written the the last last last sentence sentence sentence at at at B 2:50 p.m., and then he ran ran across across campus campus to to C deliver the work by the 3 oclock deadline.

A. B. C. D.

layed written written run No change is necessary.

Item 8
We would have have knowen knowenthat thatDr. Dr.Carlson Carlsonhad had moved up the date of the quiz if we attended her calculus class more frequently.
A. of knowen B. have have known known C. have knew D. No change is necessary.

Item 9
Margaret broke breaked breaked the the the cookie cookie cookie and and and gave gave gave half half half toto to AA BB the young man stuck in the elevator with her; they told stories told stories to to pass pass the the time time as as mechanics mechanics C worked on the hydraulics.

A. B. C. D.

broke broke gived telled No change is necessary.

Item 10
Meredith would have have went wentto tothe theconcert, concert,but but Gregory misplaced the tickets, which they still havent found.
A. B. C. D. of went have gone have gone have goed No change is necessary.

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