Verb Tenses and Forms

The video tutorial covers the four principal parts of a verb: present, present participle, past, and past participle. It explains how helping verbs are used with participles to form verb phrases. The tutorial also discusses regular verbs, focusing on how their endings change based on their structure, such as verbs ending in 'Y' and one-syllable verbs with consonant endings. The session concludes with a preview of irregular verbs to be covered in the next class.

How many principal parts does a verb have?

• Five

• Two

• Four

• Three

Which of the following uses helping verbs?

• None

• Past tense

• Present participle

• Present tense

What is added to a verb to form the present participle?

• ing

• d

• ed

• s

How do you form the past tense of a regular verb?

• Add 's'

• Add 'ed' or 'd'

• Add 'es'

• Add 'ing'

What is similar between the past and past participle forms of regular verbs?

• They both use 'ing'

• They both use 'ed' or 'd'

• They both use 's'

• They both use 'es'

What happens to the 'e' in verbs ending with a vowel when forming the present participle?

• It is doubled

• It is dropped

• It is replaced with 'i'

• It remains unchanged

How do you form the present participle of a verb ending in 'y'?

• Add 'ed'

• Add 'ing'

• Add 'd'

• Add 's'

What change occurs to the 'y' in verbs ending in 'y' when forming the past tense?

• It remains 'y'

• It is dropped

• It becomes 'i'

• It becomes 'e'

What must be done to a one-syllable verb ending in a consonant preceded by a vowel when forming the present participle?

• Add 'ed'

• Add 'd'

• Double the consonant and add 'ing'

• Add 's'

What is the present participle of 'strut'?

• Strutting

• Struts

• Strutted

• Struting