Four Principal Parts of Verbs

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

• present

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Answer explanation

The verb has two parts - a helping verb and an action verb. Whenever you see a verb that has two parts, it is a participle. Two verbs = Two words = past participle or present participle.

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

• present

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Answer explanation

The verb has two parts - a helping verb and an action verb. Whenever you see a verb that has two parts, it is a participle. Two verbs = Two words = past participle or present participle.

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

• present

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Answer explanation

The verb has two parts - a helping verb and an action verb. Whenever you see a verb that has two parts, it is a participle. Two verbs = Two words = past participle or present participle.

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

• present form

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

Landon is making cookies to sell.

• present form

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Identify the the principal part of verb underlined.

• present form

• present participle

• past

• past participle

Identify the principal part of the verb in the sentence: 'She has written a letter.'

• A) present

• B) present participle

• C) past

• D) past participle

Which of the following is the past participle form of the verb 'to go'?

• A) go

• B) going

• C) went

• D) gone

What is the present participle form of the verb 'to run'?

• A) run

• B) running

• C) ran

• D) runs

Identify the principal part of the verb in the sentence: 'They are swimming in the pool.'

• A) present

• B) present participle

• C) past

• D) past participle