Verbs are important ingredient in day-to-day communication.
But sometimes not enough attention is paid to them.



There are up to five forms for each verb:
> Root
> Third-person Singular
> Present Participle
> Past, and
> Past Participle.



Root Form of the Verb

The root form of a verb is the base form of the word.

The root form of the verb is the same as the infinitive form with “to” removed.

★examples:

• to see → see

• to be → be

• to go → go


>> I am going to school.

(Root: go)

>> He had eaten three hamburgers.

(Root: eat)

Third Person Singular Form of a Verb

The third person singular (he/she/it/one) conjugation is the verb form that tends to be different from other conjugations. For regular verbs, this verb form end in ‑s (or sometimes ‑es).

★examples:

• he sees

• she watches

• it shrinks

• one does

Present Participle Form of a Verb

The present participle verb form is created by adding -ing to the root word.
It’s used in the past, present, and future progressive verb tenses.

★examples:

>> We’re coming to the party tonight.

(come – coming)

>> They have been drawing for hours.

(draw – drawing)

>> We will be washing the car before vacation.

(wash – washing)

Past and Past Participle Forms of the Verb

The past and past participle verb form for regular verbs is the root word + ‑ed. It’s only used with the past tenses.

★examples:

>> We shopped for hours on Saturday afternoon.

(shop – shopped)

>> The books were stacked on the shelf.

(stack – stacked)

>> He had played computer games for the whole weekend.

(play – played)

The past participle can be difficult to determine for some irregular verbs. It’s best to look these up in a dictionary if you’re at all unsure of the past participle.

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