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Aproriate verb formation

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Answered by NightFury
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In English there are several different kinds of verbs.  All verbs except modal auxiliary ("helping") verbs have at least three distinct forms:

the simple (or uninflected or base) form: dance, play, type, hurry, concentrate, communicate, pull, lives, cut, put, bring, run, sing, drink, speak, write

the 3rd person singular present tense (or -s) form: dances, plays, types, hurries, concentrates, communicates, pulls, lives, cuts, puts, brings, runs, sings, drinks, speaks,writes

the present (or -ing) participle and gerund form: dancing, playing, typing, hurrying, concentrating, communicating, pulling, living, cutting, putting, running, bringing, singing, drinking, speaking, writing

A few irregular verbs have only these three forms -- verbs like cut and put.  The past tense and the past participle forms of these verbs are the same as the simple forms.

Most verbs are regular.  Regular verbs and some irregular verbs (like bring) have four forms, the three above, a fourth form which serves as both the past tense and the past participle form:

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