Principal Verb

Verbs --- Principal Parts

Verbs

words that show action or a state of being;

has four basic forms called PRINCIPAL PARTS

FOUR PRINCIPAL PARTS OF VERBS:

present, present participle, past, and past participle

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in the parentheses:

We (begin - past participle) the fourth quarter.

• has beginned

• have begun

• had began

• have beginned

Multiple Choice

The child (run - present participle) toward the fountain.

• is running

• was running

• has run

• have run

Multiple Choice

An unusual calm (spread - past form) all over everyone after they (hear - past form) Julie was okay.

• spreaded - heared

• spread - heard

• had spread - had heard

• had spreaded - had heard

Multiple Choice

Selena (portray - present form) a prima ballerina in her latest movie.

• is portraying

• portrayed

• has portrayed

• portrays

Multiple Choice

The police (catch - past form) the thief five blocks from where he (rob - past form) a convenience store.

• catched - robbed

• catched - robed

• caught - robed

• caught - robbed

Multiple Choice

Pick the correct forms of the given verbs:

give

• is/are giving

  gave

  has/have/had given

• is/are giving

  gived

  has/have/had gived

• is/are giving

  gave

  has/have/had gave

• is/are giveing

  gave

  has/have/had given

Multiple Choice

defy

• is/are defying

  defyed

  has/have/had defyed

• is/are defying

  defied

  has/have/had defied

• is/are defyeing

  defied

  has/have/had defied

Multiple Choice

teach

• is/are teaching

  teached

  has/have/had teached

• is/are teaching

  tought

  has/have/had tought

• is/are teaching

  taught

  has/have/had taught

• is/are teaching

  thought

  has/have/had thought

Multiple Choice

think

• is/are thinking

  thinked

  has/have/had thinked

• is/are thinking

  tought

  has/have/had/ tought

• is/are thinking

  taught

  has/have/had taught

• is/are thinking

  thought

  has/have/had thought

Multiple Choice

thank

• is/are thanking

  thanked

  has/have/had thanked

• is/are thanking

  thaught

  has/have/had thaught

• is/are thanking

  tought

  has/have/had tought

• is/are thanking

  taught

  has/have/had taught

Multiple Choice

sweep

• is/are sweeping

  sweeped

  has/have/had sweeped

• is/are sweeping

  sweept

  has/have/had sweept

• is/are sweeping

  swept

  has/have/had swept