英语语法——动词时态.pptVIP

Past Tense Verbs: Staying on Top of the System! English has only two kinds of verbs, each with the same three main parts. (1) REGULAR Infinitive: to WALK Past tense: WALKED (no helping verb used) Past participle: WALKED (always with helping verb) (2) IRREGULAR Infinitive: to FLY Past tense: FLEW (no helping verb used) Past participle: FLOWN (always with helping verb) Every verb tense in English is formed from these three principal parts. I love you. I will love you always. I loved you in the past, but at the time you didn’t love me. I had loved you long before you spoke to me in our writing class. I wanted you to love me for myself, not for my ability to correct comma splices. What’s the difference between a regular and an irregular verb? A regular verb never changes the main verb itself; it just adds a d or an ed when describing past actions: dance—danced talk—talked Irregular verbs are unpredictable. When describing past actions, they might (1) stay the same, (2) change just a part of the word, or (3) change the whole word: cut— cut grow—grew think— thought Regular past tense verbs: Tip #1 Remember to add the d or ed endings to mark the past, especially those endings that we don’t hear clearly! Every day, I walk to work. Yesterday, I walked to work. For weeks now, I have walked to work. Every night, we dance till dawn. Last night, we danced till dawn. On many nights, we have danced till dawn. REGULAR past tense verbs: Tip #2 Be extra careful when the word “to” follows a past tense verb; it’s easy to forget the verb ending because we don’t hear it. Grammar use to be easy. This is suppose to be fun. Regular past tense verbs:Tip #3 Remember to use the “change y to i when you add –ed ” rule! Irregular past tense verbs:Tip #1 Some verbs stay the same in the present and the past. Don’t be tempted to add an ending. Irregular past tense verbs: Tip #2 The past tense of “TO BE” has both a singular and a plural form. Watch the subje