Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-142

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Irregular	Verbs
Irregular
Verb
Past
Simple
Tense
Past
Participle
Third	Person	Singular
Present	Tense
Present
Participle
ride rode ridden rides riding
see saw seen sees seeing
give gave given gives giving
swim swam swum swims swimming
	
The	exception	to	this	is	the	verb	be,	which	conjugates	the	present	tense
irregularly	for	first,	second,	and	third	person,	as	well	as	for	singular	and	plural:
Verb Past	SimpleTense
Past
Participle
Present
Tense
Present
Participle
be was/were been is/am/are being
	
For	this	reason,	be	is	known	as	a	highly	irregular	verb.	Note,	however,	that	it
still	forms	the	present	participle	following	the	same	conventions	as	all	other
verbs.
Quiz
(answers	start	on	page	610)
1.	Which	of	the	following	is	a	regular	verb?
a)	think
b)	find
b)	listen
d)	ran
	
2.	Which	of	the	following	is	an	irregular	verb?