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Five Basic Verb Forms
Simple (base) Form Simple Present Simple Past Present Participle Past Participle
be is/are was/were being been
to goes/go went going gone
walk walks/walk walked walking walked
learn learns/learn learned learning learned

REMEMBER THAT ALL VERBS TAKE FINAL -S IN THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR when the tense is simple present. This is a very common mistake.

She listens. He cooks. It grows.
The book conveys a strong message.

Continue to Eight Rules for Better Verb Use.




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