IRREGULAR VERBS

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I awakeded from bed one day sitted I awakeded from bed one day sitted up and seed a cat. This was not my cat, up and seed a cat. This was not my cat, but it was the prettiest cat I haved ever but it was the prettiest cat I haved ever seed. I wanted to play so badly, but the seed. I wanted to play so badly, but the cat frozed up every time I goed to pet cat frozed up every time I goed to pet her. I getted it some water and food and her. I getted it some water and food and decided I would just watch it. It eated decided I would just watch it. It eated and drinked everything I putted down and drinked everything I putted down for it. This was one hungry little cat! for it. This was one hungry little cat!

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I awoke from bed one day sat up I awoke from bed one day sat up and saw a cat. This was not my cat, and saw a cat. This was not my cat, but it was the prettiest cat I had ever but it was the prettiest cat I had ever seen. I wanted to play so badly, but seen. I wanted to play so badly, but the cat froze up every time I went to the cat froze up every time I went to pet her. I got it some water and food pet her. I got it some water and food and decided I would just watch it. It and decided I would just watch it. It ate and drank everything I put down ate and drank everything I put down for it. This was one hungry little cat! for it. This was one hungry little cat!

So what is an So what is an IRREGULAR VERB?IRREGULAR VERB?

Irregular verbs are:Irregular verbs are:

– verbs whose past and past participle verbs whose past and past participle tense forms do not follow the standard tense forms do not follow the standard rules of adding –d or -ed to the rules of adding –d or -ed to the end end but instead have special forms or but instead have special forms or spellings.spellings.

InfinitiveInfinitive Simple Simple PresentPresent

Simple Simple PastPast

Past Past ParticipleParticiple

To DriveTo Drive Drive (s)Drive (s) DroveDrove DrivenDriven

To FeelTo Feel Feel (s)Feel (s) FeltFelt FeltFelt

To PutTo Put Put (s)Put (s) PutPut PutPut

To Swim To Swim Swim (s)Swim (s) SwamSwam SwumSwum

To DreamTo Dream Dream (s)Dream (s) Dreamed/Dreamed/

DreamtDreamtDreamtDreamt

To RingTo Ring Ring (s)Ring (s) RangRang RungRung

To WakeTo Wake Wake (s)Wake (s) Woke/Woke/

WakedWakedWoken/Woken/

Waked/Waked/

WokeWoke

To HangTo Hang Hang (s)Hang (s) HungHung HungHung

To DoTo Do DoesDoes DidDid DoneDone

Simple PastSimple Past

TheThe simple past tensesimple past tense is expressed with is expressed with the the past formpast form of the verb and of the verb and nothing elsenothing else..

– Examples: Examples: My grandfather My grandfather dieddied last year. last year.

(Correct)(Correct) My grandfather My grandfather was diedwas died last year. last year.

(Incorrect)(Incorrect) My grandfather My grandfather has diedhas died last year. last year.

(Incorrect)(Incorrect)

Past ParticiplePast Participle

The The past participle tensepast participle tense requires both requires both the the past form past form and one or more and one or more helping helping verbs.verbs.– Examples:Examples:

Andrea Andrea had bittenhad bitten into the chicken before I warned into the chicken before I warned her it just came out of the oven.her it just came out of the oven.

– ((hadhad = helping verb; = helping verb; bittenbitten = past participle) = past participle) Once Maria Once Maria has chosenhas chosen her little she sends her a her little she sends her a

letter and presents. letter and presents. – ((hashas = helping verb; = helping verb; chosenchosen = past participle)= past participle)

I I might have sleptmight have slept more if I hadn’t listened to more if I hadn’t listened to cheerleading music before bed. cheerleading music before bed.

– ((might, havemight, have = = helping verbs; helping verbs; sleptslept = past participle) = past participle)

Past Participle as Past Participle as Adjectives?Adjectives?

Past participlesPast participles can serve as can serve as adjectivesadjectives in sentences, describing in sentences, describing other words. other words.

– Examples: Examples: Kelly found the Kelly found the stolenstolen purse under her purse under her

friends floor mat. friends floor mat.

The The writtenwritten speech was easier to correct speech was easier to correct then the then the spokenspoken speech. speech.

Activity Activity TimeTime

What action (s) are What action (s) are taking place in this taking place in this picture?picture?

Using the irregular Using the irregular verbs we went over in verbs we went over in class, describe this class, describe this man’s actions…man’s actions…

1.1. Using the present tense Using the present tense of the verb.of the verb.

2.2. Using the simple past Using the simple past tense of the verb.tense of the verb.

3.3. Using the past participle Using the past participle of the verb.of the verb.