Regular and Irregular Verbs

Verbs

Types of verbs. Verb tense.

What is a VERB?

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence (it says something about the subject), such as 

hear, become, happen.

A VERB IS A DOING WORD!

Examples of Action Verbs

• She tasted the stew.

• He eats mushrooms.

• They do not (don't) ride the bus to school.

• Mary will write about her holiday in her journal.

Examples of Linking Verbs

• William is excited about his project.

• You looked tired after studying all night.

• That egg smells rotten.

• Dreams will come true when you believe in them.

Examples of Helping Verbs

• Peter was singing for an hour.

• Bonzo had eaten the chicken before we could stop him.

• The wifi will be disconnected after 6 o'clock.

• You must exercise to keep fit.

Multiple Choice

Which word is the VERB?

I eat an apple every day.

• I

• eat

• apple

• day

Multiple Choice

Fill in the correct option.

Let's _______ to the playground.

• eat

• water

• walk

• blanket

Multiple Choice

What kind of verb is the highlighted word below.

You must write the word using the correct spelling.

• Linking

• Action

• Helping

Multiple Choice

What kind of verb is the highlighted word below?

I swam in the sea in the summer.

• Linking

• Action

• Helping

Verb Tenses

Verbs can be used in different tenses

- Past (something that has already happened)

- Present (something that is currently happening)

- Future (something that has yet to occur)

Regular Verbs

Regular verbs are verbs that follow a regular pattern when switching between forms.

The base form of a verb is the simple, plain form of the verb that would appear in the dictionary. 

Multiple Choice

What is the simple present tense of climbed?

• climb/climbs

• will climb

• climbing

Multiple Choice

Change the tense from present to past tense.

She works hard at school.

• working

• worked

• will work

Multiple Choice

Change the tense from past tense to future tense.

Adam played tennis.

• plays

• will play

• playing

Irregular Verbs

An irregular verb is a type of verb that does not follow the general rule of using “-ed” at the end of the word to make the past tense or the past participle form.

It means the spellings of an irregular verb can be tricky, and may follow a different pattern.

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense of run?

• running

• ran

• will run

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle tense of wear?

• wore

• wearing

• worn

Multiple Choice

What is the present tense of read?

• read

• red

• reading