| Simple | S-Form | Past Time | Present Part. | Past Part. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| call | calls | called | calling | called |
| go | goes | went | going | gone |
Exercise 3
Write in columns like the above the five forms of the following verbs:
- do
- try
- give
- hope
- live
- rob
- have
- think
- sing
- get
- wave
- lose
- come
- make
Exercise 4
Study carefully the following quotation. You will find in it all five of the form changes of the verb—the present time form, the s-form, the past time form, the present participle and the past participle. In the verb phrases had been filled, has survived, has gone, has proved and be dismayed, you will find the past participle used in forming the verb phrase. We will study these verb phrases in later lessons.
In the verb phrases, was stumbling, was groping, is conquering, are carrying, the present participle is used in forming the verb phrases. Could reconcile is also a verb phrase. We will study these verb phrases also in later lessons.
The present participles, struggling, persevering and regaining are used as adjectives. Study them carefully and find the words which they describe. The present participles imagining, learning and suffering are used as nouns. Note their use.
The past participles rebuffed, self-reproached, discouraged and promised are used as adjectives. Find the words which they modify. There are several present time forms, several past time forms, and several s-forms. Find them and study carefully their usage.
OUT OF THE DARK