FORMS OF VERBS

Study the pictures and sentences given below.

In the sentences given above the words runs, ran, had run, drink, drank, had drunk, catches,
caught, and had caught are verbs.
Verbs speak about an action.
Verbs have four forms.
Sally runs a mile every day. Jerry ran off as soon as he saw Tom.
Frank had run the whole way
to the shop.
I drink 8 glasses of water every day.
He had drunk himself unconscious
on vodka.
He drank from a tumbler.
She catches the train at 9 oclock. The dog caught the stick in its mouth.
The police had caught the thief before
he could get away
The first form: It is the basic present tense form. It is also used as an infinitive with to.
The Second form: It is the simple past form.
The third form: It is the past participle form.
The fourth form: It is the present participle form, written with a suffix ing.

Read and Practise aloud.



















Base
form
Simple
past
form
Past
Particip
le form
Present
Participle
form

beat beat beaten beating
become became become becoming
bend bent bent bending
bleed bled bled bleeding
bring brought brought bringing
build built built Building
burn bunt burnt burning
buy bought bought buying
catch caught caught catching
come came come coming
deal dealt dealt dealing
dig dug dug digging
dream dreamt dreamt dreaming
feed fed fed feeding
feel felt felt feeling
fight fought fought fighting
find found found finding
get got got getting
hang hung hung hanging
have had had having
hear heard heard hearing
hold held held holding
keep kept kept keeping
lay laid laid laying
lie lied lied lying
lead led led leading
learn learnt learnt learning
leave left left leaving
lend lent lent lending
light lit lit lighting
Base
form
Simple
past
form
Past
Participle
form
Present
Participle
form
lose lost lost losing
make made made making
mean meant meant meaning
meet met met meeting
pay paid paid paying
run ran run running
say said said saying
sell sold sold selling
send sent sent sending
sit sat sat sitting
sleep slept slept sleeping
smell smelt smelt smelling
spend spent spent spending
spill spilt spilt spilling
sweep swept swept sweeping
teach taught taught teaching
tell told told telling
think thought thought thinking
under-
stand
under-
stood
under-
stood
under-
standing
win won won winning
wind wound wound winding

All the forms different

be
(am,
is,
are)
was/
were
been being
begin

began begun beginning


















Practise these verbs repeatedly till they are sunk in. Look up a bilingual dictionary for the
meanings of the verbs given above.

sew sewed sewn sewing
shake shook shaken Shaking
show showed shown showing
sing sang sung singing
sink sank sunk sinking
speak spoke spoken speaking
steal stole stolen Stealing
swim swam swum swimming
take took taken taking
tear tore torn tearing
throw threw thrown throwing
wake woke woken waking
wear wore worn wearing
write wrote written writing
The first three forms are same
bet bet bet betting
burst burst burst bursting
cost cost cost costing
cut cut cut cutting
hit hit hit hitting
hurt hurt hurt hurting
let let let letting
put put put putting
read read read reading
set set set setting
shut shut shut shutting
split split split split
spread spread spread spreading
Base
form
Simple
past
form
Past
Participl
e form
Present
Participle
form
begin began begun beginning
bite bit bitten biting
blow blew blown blowing
break broke broken breaking
choose chose chosen choosing
do did done doing
drink drank drunk drinking
drive drove driven driving
eat ate eaten eating
fall fell fallen falling
fly flew flown flying
forget forgot forgotten forgetting
forgive forgave forgiven forgiving
freeze froze frozen freezing
give gave given Giving

row grew grown growing
hid hid hidden hiding
know knew known Knowing
lie lay lain lying
mistake mistook mistaken mistaking
ride rode ridden riding
ring rang rung ringing
rise rose risen rising
see saw seen seeing