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Four Principal Parts of a Verb
Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs
1 Base Form
Subject Pronoun Main Verb Subject Pronoun Main Verb
1 I 1 I
walk write
2 you 2 you
3 he, she, it walks 3 he, she, it writes
(or Singular Noun) (or Singular Noun)
1 we 1 we
2 you walk 2 you write
3 they 3 they
(or Plural Noun) (or Plural Noun)
Note: The verb form used with third-person singular subjects shows a spelling
change to the base form when it expresses an action in the present tense.
2 Past Form
Subject Pronoun Main Verb Subject Pronoun Main Verb
1 I 1 I
2 you 2 you
3 he, she, it 3 he, she, it
un)
(or Singular Noun) (or Singular Noun)
un)
walked wrote
1 we 1 we
2 you 2 you
3 they 3 they
(or Plural Noun) (or Plural Noun)
3 Present Participle
Subject Helping Main Subject Helping Main
Pronoun Verb Verb Pronoun Verb Verb
1 I am 1 I am
2 you are 2 you are
3 he, she, it is 3 he, she, it is
(or Singular Noun) walking (or Singular Noun) writing
1 we are 1 we are
2 you are 2 you are
3 they are 3 they are
(or Plural Noun) (or Plural Noun)
4 Past Participle
Subject Helping Main Subject Helping Main
Pronoun Verb Verb Pronoun Verb Verb
1 I have 1 I have
2 you have 2 you have
3 he, she, it has 3 he, she, it has
(or Singular Noun) walked (or Singular Noun) written
1 we have 1 we have
2 you have 2 you have
3 they have 3 they have
(or Plural Noun) (or Plural Noun)
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