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Irregular Verbs

3 Recognize irregular verbs and use them

correctly.

Every verb has four principal parts: the present-tense form, the past-

tense form, the past participle (used with helping verbs), and the

present participle (the -ing verb form used with helping verbs). Regular

verbs add -ed to form their past tense and past participles. Some

examples of regular verbs follow.

Examples of Regular Verbs

Present Past Past Participle Present Participle

add added (have) added (are) adding

change changed (have) changed (are) changing

pull pulled (have) pulled (are) pulling

walk walked (have) walked (are) walking