Using Verbs Correctly

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Using Verbs Correctly
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Principal Parts of Verbs

• Base (present)
• Present Participle
• Past
• Past Participle

have danced
danced
is dancing
dance
have talked
talked
is talking
talk
have used
used
is using
use
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Principal Parts of Verbs

• Past Past Participle
• Regular add -d, -ed
• Irregular do not add -d, or ed
• Some Irregular Verbs

have seen
saw
is seeing
see
have drunk
drank
is drinking
drink
have gone
went
is going
go
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Consistency of Tense

• Different Tenses
• Past happening in the past
• Present happening now
• Future happening in the future
• To write about events that take place at the
  same time, use verbs in the same tense.
• Example
• Wrong Maria played the guitar and sings along.
• Better Maria played the guitar and sang along.

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Active Passive Voice

• I climbed a small mountain.
• (ACTIVE)
• A small mountain was climbed by me.
• (PASSIVE)
• Jeremiah swung the bat.
• (ACTIVE)
• The bat was swung by Jeremiah.
• (PASSIVE)

• Now You Try It! Make These Sentences Active!
• The menu on the floor was picked up by the
  waitress.
• The flag was raised high by the students.

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Sit Set

• Sit to be seated or to rest
• Set to put (something) in a place
• Examples
• The candidate has (sat, set) there.
• The candidates have (sat, set) their papers down.

have sat
sat
is sitting
sit
have set
set
is setting
set
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Rise Raise

• Rise to go up or to get up
• Raise to lift (something) up or to cause
  (something) to rise
• Examples
• The students are (rising, raising) to sing the
  national anthem.
• The little girl (rose, raised) her hand in the
  air.

have risen
rose
is rising
rise
have raised
raised
is raising
raise
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Lie Lay

• Lie to recline or to be in a place or to
  remain lying down
• Lay to put (something) down or to place
  (something
• Examples
• The mug is (lying, laying) near the edge.
• I (lay, laid) my head on the pillow.
• He has (laid, lain) awake all night.

have lain
lay
is lying
lie
have laid
laid
is laying
lay
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Some More Examples

• The governor (rose, raised) the taxes again.
• I have (sat, set) the date for the spring
  fundraiser.
• The pirates (lay, laid) the map on the rock.
• I have (laid, lain) in bed since early this
  morning.
• They quietly (rose, raised) from their chairs.
• The kids were (sitting, setting) excitedly while
  they waited for the concert to begin.
• The farmer (rose, raised) three dogs, a cat, and
  a mule.
• Manuel (lay, laid) on his back and counted the
  stars.