Principal Parts of Regular Verbs

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What are the principal parts of regular verbs?

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The principal parts of regular verbs are the base form, the past tense, and the past participle.

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What is the base form of a verb?

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The base form of a verb is the simplest form, used in the present tense (e.g., 'walk').

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What is the past tense of a regular verb?

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The past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding -ed to the base form (e.g., 'walked').

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What is the past participle of a regular verb?

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The past participle of a regular verb is also formed by adding -ed to the base form (e.g., 'walked').

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What is the present participle of a verb?

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The present participle of a verb is formed by adding -ing to the base form (e.g., 'walking').

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How do you form the past tense of 'to play'?

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The past tense of 'to play' is 'played'.

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How do you form the present participle of 'to dance'?

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The present participle of 'to dance' is 'dancing'.

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What is an example of a sentence using the past tense?

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An example is: 'She played soccer yesterday.'

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What is an example of a sentence using the present participle?

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An example is: 'He is running in the park.'

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What is the difference between past tense and past participle?

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Past tense indicates an action completed in the past (e.g., 'walked'), while past participle is used in perfect tenses (e.g., 'has walked').