Verb Forms Examples

Verb Forms Examples Verb Forms In English, verbs (words that express an action or state of being) have five forms. Infinitive Form: to + basic verb Simple Present: basic verb or basic verb + "s" (3rd person singular); expresses action that is happening in the present or a state that is presently occurring Simple Past: basic verb + "ed"; expresses action that happened in the past Present Participle: basic verb + "ing"; expresses action that is ongoing Past Participle: basic verb + "ed"; past participles can be used in several ways, but one way is as an adjective to describe a noun Examples of Verb Forms: Below are some examples of the five verb forms for some additional regular verbs in English. Infinitive Simple Present Simple PastPresent Participle Past Participle To passPass (passes) Passed Passing Passed To expect Expect (expects) Expected Expecting Expected To kick Kick (kicks)Kicked Kicking Kicked To plant Plant (plants) Planted Planting Planted To sail Sail (sails) Sailed Sailing Sailed To walk Walk (walks) Walked Walking Walked To jump Jump (jumps) Jumped JumpingJumped To seem Seem (seems) Seemed Seeming Seemed To rip Rip (rips) Ripped Ripping Ripped To phone Phone (phones) Phoned Phoning Phoned To fold Fold (folds) Folded Folding Folded