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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:
#êêê╖brought, flung, rang, pinged
éS
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?
A)ïsprung
B)ïspringed
C)ïsprang
D)ïnone
ü
#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?
A)ïflung
B)ïflinged
C)ïflang
D)ïnone
ü
#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?
A)ïwang
B)ïwinged
C)ïwung
D)ïnone
ü
#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.
âS:
#êêêë╖Slunk, drank, linked.
éS
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?
A)ïshrunk
B)ïshrinked
C)ïshrank
D)ïnone
ü
#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?
A)ïblank
B)ïblinked
C)ïblunk
D)ïnone
ü
#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?
A)ïdrunk
B)ïdrinked
C)ïdrank
D)ïnone
ü
#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?╗
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╗?
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
ü
#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╗?
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╗?
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