English Grammar and Composition chapter 4: Forms of Verbs

Unit Four

Forms of Verbs

Lesson 1: ‘Be’ Verbs

A. Look at the underlined words and guess what these are :

1. My name is Nazia Rahman. I am a student of a famous school. My two brothers are also students of the same school.
2. Deena was a student of this school too. But her two sisters were not students of this school. They studied in another school.
3. The bus is very late. Passengers are being impatient.
4. Tahmid has got a lot of toys on his birthday. He is getting restless with them.
5. Samrin is ill. She has been absent from the school for a few days. Her parents have been very worried about her medical treatment.

Note: The underlined words are called ‘be verbs’. These have various forms. Look at the table:

B. Write the correct forms of ‘be verbs’ in the gaps of the following sentences:

1. My teachers ________________ all very qualified and trained. I do not know who he ______________.
2. Once his father ________________ an ordinary farmer.
3. ________ your mother a housewife?
4. You are asking the same questions repeatedly. You ____________ silly.
5. You work in a bank. How long you ____________ here?

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C. Write sentences with each category of ‘be verbs’ and share with your partner:

Lesson 2: Regular and Irregular Verbs

A. Look at the underlined verbs and guess if these are regular or irregular :

1. During the final exam I worked until late night.
2. Many students attended their class late because of transport strike.
3. Our school’s annual cultural program went very well.
4. A computer operator solved the problem at last.
5. Who typed the whole document?
6. They have all sung the national anthem in the assembly session.
7. During hartal days our classes were not held.
8. My father cooked all meals when he had lived overseas.
9. It was decided that teachers would come to school this Friday for make up classes.
10. Nobody knew how he made it possible.

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Note: Most underlined verbs are in ‘ed’ forms; these are called regular verbs and the rest which do not take ‘ed’ are called irregular verbs.

The past form and the past participle form of regular verbs end in ‘ed’. But irregular verbs make their past simple and past participle forms in an irregular way. For example:

work, worked, worked (regular)

go, went, gone (irregular)

But you should note the following points:

1. Some verbs can be both regular and irregular. For example:

learn, learned, learned learn, learnt, learnt

2. Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are regular or irregular ; for example "to hang":

Below is a list of regular verbs which you should learn carefully.

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B. Look at the table below and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verb:

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C. Now choose any five verbs from the above list and write 5 sentences of your own. Use the three forms of each verb in your sentences:

Now look at the table below and rearrange the irregular verbs:

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D. Now choose 5 irregular verbs from the above list and write sentences using the three forms of each verb:

List of regular verbs

• accept
• add
• admire
• admit
• advise
• afford
• agree
• alert
• allow
• amuse
• analyse
• announce
• annoy
• answer
• apologize
• appear
• applaud
• appreciate
• approve
• argue
• arrange
• arrest
• arrive
• ask
• attach
• attack
• attempt
• attend
• attract
• avoid

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• back

• bake

• balance

• ban

• bang

• bare

• bat

• bathe

• battle

• beam

• beg

• behave

• belong

• bleach

• bless

• blind

• blink

• blot

• blush

• boast

• boil

• bolt

• bomb

• book

• bore

• borrow

• bounce

• bow

• box

• brake

• branch

• breathe

• bruise

• brush

• bubble

• bump

• burn

• bury

• buzz

• calculate

• call

• camp

• care

• carry

• carve

• cause

• challenge

• change

• charge

• choke

• chop

• claim

• clap

• clean

• clear

• clip

• close

• coach

• coil

• compare

• compete

• complain

• complete

• concentrate

• concern

• confess

• confuse

• connect

• consider

• cough

• count

• cover

• crack

• crack

• crash

• crawl

• cross

• crush

• cry

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• chase

• cheat

• check

• cheer

• chew

• collect

• colour

• comb

• command

• communicate

• consist

• contain

• continue

• copy

• correct

• cure

• curl

• curve

• cycle

• dam

• damage

• dance

• dare

• decay

• deceive

• decide

• decorate

• delay

• delight

• deliver

• depend

• describe

• desert

• deserve

• destroy

• detect

• develop

• disagree

• disappear

• disapprove

• disarm

• discover

• dislike

• divide

• double

• doubt

• drag

• drain

• dream

• dress

• drip

• drop

• drown

• drum

• dry

• dust

• earn

• educate

• embarrass

• employ

• empty

• encourage

• end

• enjoy

• enter

• entertain

• escape

• examine

• excite

• excuse

• exercise

• exist

• expand

• expect

• explain

• explode

• extend

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• face

• fetch

• flash

• force

• fade

• file

• float

• form

• fail

• fill

• flood

• found

• fancy

• film

• flow

• frame

• fasten

• fire

• flower

• frighten

• fax

• fit

• fold

• fry

• fear

• fix

• follow

• fence

• flap

• fool

• gather

• grab

• grin

• guard

• gaze

• grate

• grip

• guess

• glow

• grease

• groan

• guide

• glue

• greet

• guarantee

• hammer

• harm

• heat

• hug

• hand

• hate

• help

• hum

• handle

• haunt

• hook

• hunt

• hang

• head

• hop

• hurry

• happen

• heal

• hope

• harass

• heap

• hover

• identify

• increase

• intend

• invite

• ignore

• influence

• interest

• irritate

• imagine

• inform

• interfere

• itch

• impress

• inject

• interrupt

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• jail

• jog

• joke

• juggle

• jam

• join

• judge

• jump

• kick

• kiss

• knit

• knot

• kill

• kneel

• knock

• label

• learn

• lighten

• load

• land

• level

• like

• lock

• last

• license

• list

• long

• laugh

• lick

• listen

• look

• launch

• lie

• live

• love

• man

• matter

• milk

• move

• manage

• measure

• mine

• muddle

• march

• meddle

• miss

• mug

• mark

• melt

• mix

• multiply

• marry

• memorise

• moan

• murder

• match

• mend

• moor

• mate

• mess up

• mourn

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• nail

• need

• nod

• notice

• name

• nest

• note

• number

• obey

• obtain

• offer

• overflow

• object

• occur

• open

• owe

• observe

• offend

• order

• own

• pack

• permit

• pop

• prevent

• paddle

• phone

• possess

• prick

• paint

• pick

• post

• print

• park

• pinch

• pour

• produce

• part

• pine

• practise

• program

• pass

• place

• pray

• promise

• paste

• plan

• preach

• protect

• pat

• plant

• precede

• provide

• pause

• play

• prefer

• pull

• peck

• please

• prepare

• pump

• pedal

• plug

• present

• punch

• peel

• point

• preserve

• puncture

• peep

• poke

• press

• punish

• perform

• polish

• pretend

• push

• question

• queue

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• race

• refuse

• remove

• rhyme

• radiate

• regret

• repair

• rinse

• rain

• reign

• repeat

• risk

• raise

• reject

• replace

• rob

• reach

• rejoice

• reply

• rock

• realise

• relax

• report

• roll

• receive

• release

• reproduce

• rot

• recognise

• rely

• request

• rub

• record

• remain

• rescue

• ruin

• reduce

• remember

• retire

• rule

• reflect

• remind

• return

• rush

• sack

• shiver

• soothe

• stop

• sail

• shock

• sound

• store

• satisfy

• shop

• spare

• strap

• save

• shrug

• spark

• strengthen

• saw

• sigh

• sparkle

• stretch

• scare

• sign

• spell

• strip

• scatter

• signal

• spill

• stroke

• scold

• sin

• spoil

• stuff

• scorch

• sip

• spot

• subtract

• scrape

• ski

• spray

• succeed

• scratch

• skip

• sprout

• suck

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• screw
• scribble
• scrub
• seal
• search
• separate
• serve
• settle
• shade
• share
• shave
• talk
• tame
• tap
• taste
• tease
• telephone
• tempt
• terrify
• test
• thank
• slip
• slow
• smash
• smell
• smile
• smoke
• snatch
• sneeze
• sniff
• snore
• snow
• thaw
• tick
• tickle
• tie
• time
• tip
• tire
• touch
• tour
• tow
• squeak
• squeal
• squeeze
• stain
• stamp
• stare
• start
• stay
• steer
• step
• stir
• trace
• trade
• train
• transport
• trap
• travel
• treat
• tremble
• trick
• trip
• suffer
• suggest
• suit
• supply
• support
• suppose
• surprise
• surround
• suspect
• suspend
• switch
• trot
• trouble
• trust
• try
• tug
• tumble
• turn
• twist
• type

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• undress
• unfasten
• vanish
• wail
• wait
• walk
• wander
• want
• warm
• warn
• wash
• x-ray
• yawn
• zip
• unite
• unlock
• visit
• waste
• watch
• water
• wave
• weigh
• welcome
• whine
• whip
• yell
• zoom
• unpack
• untidy
• whirl
• whisper
• whistle
• wink
• wipe
• wish
• wobble
• wonder
• use
• work
• worry
• wrap
• wreck
• wrestle
• wriggle

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List of irregular verbs

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