irregular verbs worksheet homework chapter 3

Irregular Verbs A ;!f5c !l -" acOEo G ;(r T The principal parts of a verb are the basfeo rm, the presenpt articiplet,l rrep ast,a nd the pnsf participleT. he presentp articiple and the past participleu seh elpinga erbs( forms of bea nd haae)A. n irregular verb forms its past and past participlei n someo ther way than by adding 4 or -ed to the infinitive form. Irregular verbs form their past and past participle in three ways: 1. by changing vowels or consonants Base Form Present Participle Past swim (is) swimming swam lend (is) lending lent 2. by changing vowels and consonants Base Form Present Participle Past catch (is) catching caught draw (is) drawing drew 3. by making no change Base Form Present Participle Past Participle (have) swum (have) lent Past Participle (have) caught (have)drawn Past Past Participle burst (have) burst hurt (have) hurt burst hurt (is) bursting (is) hurting Exercise In eacho f the following sentencesu,n derline the correctv erb form in parentheses. EXAMIIE: 1. Gloria Estefan (sang, sung) on the awards show. We had (began, begun) our project when I got sick. Has anyone (brung, brought) extra batteries for the radio? The lake finally (froze, frozen) hard enough for skating. My father had (gave, given) away all my comic books to the children's hospital. Naomi's whole family (came, come) to her bat mitzvah. The Boys Choir of Harlem has never (sang, sung) more beautifully. Have you (threw, thrown) away yesterday's paper? The students have (wrote, written) a letter to the mayor. It is amazing that no one has ever (fell, fallen) off that old ladder. In New York, Julia (saw, seen) the musical Cats. Chapte3r UsingV erbs 33