GRAMMAR 2 By Carl Peterson Copyright 2001 IRREGULAR VERB FORMS LIST Important High-Frequency Verbs ORDER OF FORMS Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle VERB "TO BE" PRINCIPAL FORMS am/are/is was/were been PRESENT I am you are he is she is we are you are they are	PAST I was you were he was she was we were you were they were PAST PARTICIPLE I have been you have been he has been she has been we have been you have been they have been IRREGULAR THIRD PERSON VERBS I have several He has none We had some We have had I do dishes She does laundry We did work We have done all this
I go far He goes farther He went home We have gone 2 miles today -------------------- OTHER IRREGULAR VERBS Present form ends in /d/ Past forms end in /t/ He bends metal He bent it He has bent the nails I build houses I built trucks I have built a new house Lends a hand He lent it He has lent us lots of money Sends me cake for birthdays	He sent it He has sent some help Spends a dime He spent it He has spent all his cash --------------------- LONG E TO SHORT E VERBS Simple present form has /ee/ sound wounds bleed he feeds the cows she feeds the kids Past forms have short /e/ sound He bled He has bled to death Animals feed Tom fed the geese
Have you fed them? I feel good I felt bad I have felt very sad He keeps giving He kept it He has kept to himself He leads me He led her He was led astray I leap over I leapt over the fence The fire has leapt the stream The fire has jumped the stream The flames have leapt across the stream He leaves now He left He has left	He means it He meant it He has meant so much to me I meet them I met them I have met them before She reads daily She read it She has read many books She sleeps well She slept badly She has slept all night I have slept very well You sweep it You swept floors You have swept the whole room They weep more They all wept They have wept for him
I-A-U VERBS Present form has short /i/ sound Past form has short /a/ sound Past participle form has short /u/ sound He begins now He began it He has begun to speak I drink Coke I drank it I have drunk several bottles She rings bells She rang them She has rung the doorbell He sings songs He sang tenor He has sung for hours	Ships sink daily Thousands sank All of them have sunk Fish swim Sharks swam here They swam to the boat except for: I sit alone I sat quietly I have sat by myself every week PAST IN -AUGHT VERBS Past forms spelled -aught Catchers catch balls They caught one She has caught several fish I teach English You taught French We have taught both languages