Parts of Verbs

Identify the regular verb in the following list: run, ate, walked, sing

• run

• walked

• ate

• sing

Answer explanation

The regular verb in the list is 'walked' because it follows the standard pattern of adding '-ed' to form the past tense.

Identify the irregular verb in the following list: play, danced, talked, jump

• sing

• jump

• laughed

• run

Answer explanation

The irregular verb in the list is 'jump' because it does not follow the standard pattern of adding '-ed' to form the past tense like the other verbs (play, danced, talked).

Differentiate between regular and irregular verbs with examples.

• Regular verbs have one syllable, irregular verbs have two syllables

• Regular verbs are used in formal writing, irregular verbs are used in informal writing

• Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern in conjugation, while irregular verbs do not.

• Regular verbs are always in the past tense, irregular verbs are always in the present tense

Answer explanation

Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern in conjugation, while irregular verbs do not.

Apply the principal parts of the verb 'to swim' in a sentence.

• Yesterday, I swam in the pool and have swum in the ocean before.

• Tomorrow, I swam in the pool and will swim in the ocean later.

• Today, I swim in the pool and will swim in the ocean tomorrow.

• Last week, I swim in the pool and have swam in the ocean before.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Yesterday, I swam in the pool and have swum in the ocean before.' This sentence correctly uses the principal parts of the verb 'to swim' by combining 'swam' and 'have swum'.

Identify the regular verb in the following list: write, broke, spoke, eat

• spoke

• brake

• ate

• write

Answer explanation

The regular verb in the list is 'write' as it follows the standard pattern of verb conjugation. The other options, 'broke,' 'spoke,' and 'ate,' are irregular verbs.

Identify the irregular verb in the following list: go, watched, listened, read

• ran

• listened

• go

• watched

Answer explanation

The irregular verb in the list is 'go' as it does not follow the standard pattern of adding '-ed' to form the past tense like 'watched' and 'listened'.

Explain the concept of principal parts of verbs with suitable examples.

• Principal parts of verbs are the same as synonyms of the verb.

• Principal parts of verbs refer to the number of syllables in a verb.

• Principal parts of verbs are only used in formal writing.

• Principal parts of verbs are the different forms a verb can take based on tense, aspect, mood, voice, and other grammatical categories. The principal parts typically include the base form, past tense, past participle, and present participle. For example, the principal parts of the verb 'to go' are 'go' (base form), 'went' (past tense), 'gone' (past participle), and 'going' (present participle).

Answer explanation

Principal parts of verbs are the different forms a verb can take based on tense, aspect, mood, voice, and other grammatical categories. The principal parts typically include the base form, past tense, past participle, and present participle. For example, the principal parts of the verb 'to go' are 'go' (base form), 'went' (past tense), 'gone' (past participle), and 'going' (present participle).

Use the principal parts of the verb 'to drink' in a sentence.

• He will drink the water he drank yesterday.

• He drinks the water he will drink tomorrow.

• He drank the water he will drink tomorrow.

• He will drink the water he will drink tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct choice uses the principal parts of the verb 'to drink' correctly, showing the sequence of actions in past and future tenses.

Identify the regular verb in the following list: sleep, flew, sat, think

• flied

• sitted

• slept

• thunk

Answer explanation

The regular verb in the list is 'slept' as it follows the standard pattern for forming the past tense of regular verbs by adding '-ed'.

Identify the irregular verb in the following list: come, laughed, played, study

• studied

• laughed

• come

• played

Answer explanation

The irregular verb in the list is 'come' because its past tense form does not follow the regular -ed pattern like 'laughed', 'played', and 'studied'.