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- à 2.7èTroublesome Verbs
- ä:èList the past tense forms of the following verbs ending
- in ing: bring, fling, ring, ping.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
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- #êêê╖brought, flung, rang, pinged
- éS
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- ê There are at least four ways to form the past tense form of a
- #verb ending in ing: an almost total transformation, as in ╖bought; ╗
- #changing the ╖i ╗to ╖a ╗or to ╖u╖╗╖; ╗or adding an ╖ed.
- 1.èWhich one of the following items is the correct past tense
- #of the verb╖ spring?
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- A)ïsprung
- B)ïspringed
- C)ïsprang
- D)ïnone
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- #êï╢Sprang ╗is the past tense of the irregular verb ╢spring. ╖
- #╖Sprung ╗is the past participle of spring.ïThere is no such word as
- #╖springed.
- Ç C
- 2.èWhich one of the following items is the correct past tense
- #form of the verb ╖fling?
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- A)ïflung
- B)ïflinged
- C)ïflang
- D)ïnone
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- #êï╢Flang ╗is the past tense of the irregular verb ╢fling. ╖Flung
- #is the past participle of ╖fling.ï╗There is no such word as ╖flinged.
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following items is the correct past tense
- #form of the verb ╖wing?
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- A)ïwang
- B)ïwinged
- C)ïwung
- D)ïnone
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- #êï╢Winged ╗is the past tense form of the regular verb ╢wing.
- #There are no such words as ╖wang ╗or ╖wung.
- Ç B
- #ä:èList the past tense forms of the following verbs: ╖
- slink, drink, link.ïSee the Example.
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- #êêêë╖Slunk, drank, linked.
- éS
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- ê There are three ways to form the past tense form of verbs ending
- #in ╖ink: ╗changing the ╖i ╗to ╖a ╗or ╖u, ╗or adding an ╖ed.
- 4.èWhich on of the following items is the correct past tense
- #form of the verb ╖shrink?
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- A)ïshrunk
- B)ïshrinked
- C)ïshrank
- D)ïnone
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- #êë╢Shrank ╗is the past tense of the irregular verb ╢shrink.
- #╖Shrunk ╗is the past participle of ╖shrink.ï╖╖Shrinked ╗is not a word.
- Ç C
- 5.èWhich one of the following items is the correct past tense
- #form of the verb ╖blink?
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- A)ïblank
- B)ïblinked
- C)ïblunk
- D)ïnone
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- #è ╢Blinked ╗is the past tense of the regular verb ╢blink.ï╖Blank ╗is
- #a noun only.ïThere is no such word as ╖blunk.
- Ç B
- 6.èWhich one of the following items is the correct past tense
- #form of the verb ╖drink?
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- A)ïdrunk
- B)ïdrinked
- C)ïdrank
- D)ïnone
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- #êï╢Drank ╗is the past tense of the irregular verb ╢drink.ï╖Drunk
- #is the past participle of ╖drink.ïDrunked ╗is not a word.
- Ç C
- ä:èDistinguish between the irregular verb set and sit.
- êêïSee the Example.
- #âS:ï╖I ║sit╖ in the chair ╗(present tense of ╖sit╗).
- #êè ╖I ║sat╖ in the chair ╗(past tense of ╖sit╗).
- #êè ╖╖I have ║sat╖ in the chair ╗(past participle of ╖sit╗).
- #êè ╖I ║set╖ the book in the chair ╗(present tense of ╖set╗).
- #êè ╖I ║set╖ the book on the chai╖r ╗(past tense of ╖set╗).
- #êè ╖╖I ║set╖ the book on the chair ╗(past participle of ╖set╗).
- éS
- #ê Notice that the verb ╖sit ╗never takes a direct object, but the
- #verb ╖set╗ always takes a direct object.ïThe context of the verbs is
- #different as well.ï╖Set ╗means to place something or someone (but not
- #oneself) somewhere.ï╖Sit ╗refers to somebody (or an animal) placing
- himself or herself down somewhere.
- 7.èWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
- # use of the verb ╖set?╗
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- A)ïI set in the den.
- B)ïI set the cookie jar on the table.
- C)ïI have set next to you.
- D)ïå
- #üè╢I set the cookie jar on the table ╗correctly uses the verb ╢
- #╢set.ï╗An object, the ╢cookie jar, ╗is the item that someone places
- #somewhere, ╢on the table.ïCookie jar ╗is thus the direct object of the
- #verb ╢set╖.ï╗In both of the other two sentences that incorrectly use
- #╖set╗, a person (╖I╗) is said to set somewhere (╖in the den╗)--but ╖set╗
- #can not refer to a person placing himself or herself anywhere.ïIn ╖I
- #╖set in the den, sit╗ should replace ╖set╗.ï╗In╖ I have set next to you,
- #╖sat, ╗the past participle of ╖sit, ╗should replace ╖set.╗
- Ç B
- 8.èWhich one of the following sentences contains the correct
- #use of the verb ╖sit╗?
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- A)ïI have sit here for hours.
- B)ïThey set in their chairs and began to grumble.
- C)ïWe had sat in the park.
- D)ïå
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- #êï╢Had sat ╗is the correct past perfect form of ╢sit.ï╖Have sit
- #should be written ╖have sat, ╗the correct present perfect form of ╖sit.
- #╖Set╗, which is not a verb form of ╖sit╗, should be written ╖sat╗, the
- #needed past tense form of ╖sit╗.
- Ç C
- ä:èDistinguish between the irregular verb lie
- êêïlay.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
- #ë ╖Today, I ║lie╖ on the sand ╗(present tense of ╖lie╗).
- #ë ╖I ║lay╖ on the sand yesterday ╗(past tense of ╖lie╗).
- #ë ╖I have ║lain╖ on the sand ╗(past participle of ╖lie╗).
- #ë ╖I ║lay╖ the picture on the cabinet ╗(present tense of ╖lay╗).
- #╖ë I ║laid╖ the picture on the cabinet ╗(past tense of ╖lay╗).
- #ï╖è I have ║laid╖ the picture on the table ╗(past participle of╖╖ lay
- #éS ╖Lie ╗is like ╖sit ╗in that it takes no direct object.ï╖Lay ╗is
- #like ╖set╗ in that it must take a direct object.ïIn the example above,
- #╖picture ╗is the direct object in all the sentences containing the verb
- #forms of ╖lay╗.ïStudents often are confused in the usage of ╖lie ╗and
- #╖lay╗, particularly because the past tense of ╖lie (lay) ╗is the present
- #tense of ╖lay╗.
- 9.èWhich one of the following sentences has the correct usage
- #of the verb ╖lie╗ or ╖lay╗?
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- A)ïThe book has laid on the table.
- B)ïThe table has lain on the chair.
- C)ïThe floor has been layed for weeks.
- D)ïå
- #üèThe only correct use of either verb ╖lie ╗or ╖lay ╗is in ╢╢╢╢╢╢
- #╢The table has ╣lain╢ on the floor.ï╗An intransitive verb is needed in
- #this sentence.ï╖Lie╗, not ╖lay╗, is an intransitive verb, and ╢lain ╗is
- #the correct past participle of ╖lie╗.ïIn ╖The book has ║laid╖ on the
- #╖table, laid ╗is incorrect because it is the past participle of ╖lay╗,
- a transitive verb requiring a direct object.ïBut there is no direct
- #object in that sentence.ïFinally there is no such word as ╖layed╗.
- Ç B
- # 10.èWh╢╗ich one of the following sentences contains the
- #correct usage of the verb ╖lie ╗or ╖lay╗?
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- A)ïI lay my hand on hers during the ceremony yesterday.
- B)ïI lay on my bed two days ago.
- C)ïI now lay beneath the porch.
- D)ïå
- #üèIn ╢I ╣lay╢ on my bed two days ago, ╗lay is correctly used.
- #It is the appropriate past tense form of the verb ╖lie╗.ïIn ╖I ║lay╖
- #╖hand on hers during the ceremony yesterday, lay╗ is incorrect because
- #it is the present tense form of the verb╖ lay╗.ïThe past tense form is
- #needed,╖ laid╗.ïIn ╖I now ║lay╖ beneath the porch, lay ╗is incorrectly
- used.ïThe sentence requires the present tense of the intransitive verb
- #╖lie, lie.
- Ç B
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