Lesson 2
Lesson 2
“To Be” & Irregular Verbs
“To be” is the most common verb in the English language, with Is,am,are being its most common forms. However, many people, English and ESL Speakers, struggle with “to be.” An incorrect “to be” verb can ruin a sentence and in many cases convey a sense of ignorance on behalf of the writer. Attached is a chart of common “to be” verbs in their properly conjugated forms.
Complete the following “to be” verb conjugations.
1. There _____________ lots of flowers in the garden.
2. There _________ a big dog in my yard.
3. ___________ Tom going out today?
4. __________ they going to the zoo?
5. It __________ sunny today.
6. I running down the street.
7. We _______ busy.
8. You _______ handsome.
9. He _______ short.
10. They _______ beautiful.
11. She _______ friendly.
12. The teacher _______ kind.
Irregular Verbs
Some verbs in the English language do not follow typical conjugation rules. These verbs are called irregular verbs. A regular verb forms its past tense by adding “ed” or “d” to the present form (ie. Work becomes worked). Irregular verbs form in different ways, including vowel changes (begin, began), consonant changes (make, made), vowel and consonant changes (see, saw), and no changes. (burst, burst). Attached is a vast list of English irregular verbs.
Complete the following Irregular Verb conjugations.
1.A mosquito ___________ (bite) me!
2.Grandpa ___________ (catch) eight fish on our fishing trip.
3.When Whitney stepped in the gum, her flip-flop ___________ (stick) to it.
4.They ___________ (wake) up at 4:30 a.m. to catch their 7:00 flight.
5.We ___________ (fly) from New York to Atlanta for the conference last month.
6.Have you ___________ (see) my keys? I can’t find them anywhere.
7.I have never ___________ (be) to New Orleans.
8.We hadn’t ___________ (grow) tomatoes before last summer.
9.Has she ___________ (hold) hands with her new boyfriend yet?
10.Our team hasn’t ___________ (lose) a game yet this season.
To complete this lesson, one needs to PM all answers along with a short essay that uses at least (5) “To Be” & (5) Irregular verbs in their proper forms to a course professor.
DUE BY Feb 2nd, 2012
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Originally Posted by HeirofAlexander
As long as you include the five "to be" and five "irregulars" that should be sufficient. You will likely need at least ten sentences unless you get real creative and squeeze more than one into a sentence. The assignment calls for an essay and not bulleted individual sentences, so keep in mind that you may end up needing more sentences or more paragraphs to craft a coherent and solid essay or story.
