Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs

ByCheryl Hamilton

Grade 5

Irregular VerbsO When irregular verbs are used in

different tenses, they do not following the rules like other verbs do.

Irregular VerbsO Instead of having “ed” forms to show

past tense, irregular verbs usually change to other words.

Example

O Present TenseO The students set up the experiments.

ExampleO Present Participle

O The students are setting up the experiments.

Example

Past TenseThe students set up the experiments.

ExampleO Past Participle

O The students have set up the experiments.

Common Irregular Verbs

O Present Tense Present Participle Past Tense Past Participle

O bring (am, is, are) bringing brought (has, have, had) broughtO build (am, is, are) building built (has, have, had) builtO come (am, is, are) coming came (has, have, had) comeO draw (am, is, are) drawing drew (has, have, had) drawnO eat (am, is, are) eating ate (has, have, had) eatenO find (am, is, are) finding found (has, have, had) foundO grow (am, is, are) growing grew (has, have, had) grownO run (am, is, are) running ran (has, have, had) runO set (am, is, are) setting set (has, have, had) setO speak (am, is, are) speaking spoke (has, have, had) spokenO tell (am, is, are) telling told (has, have, had) told

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