ASVERBS OF FRECUENCY

AFFIRMATIVE

ALWAYS
USUALLY OFTEN SOMETIMES

WE ALWAYS EAT BREAKFAST

NEGATIVE SELDOM ALMOST NEVER NEVER I ALMOST NEVER GO TO BED BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Spelling Rules for the -ing

Form of the Verb

1. Most verbs: Base form of verb + -ing. 2. Verbs that end in e: Drop e. Add -ing.

work

working writing

play

playing living

write
tie run

live
lie begin

3. Verbs that end in ie: Change ie to y. Add -ing. 4. Verbs that end in consonant + vowel + consonant:
Double the final consonant. Add -ing.

tying running

lying beginning

BUT: Do not double the final consonant when: * The last syllable is not stressed. * The final consonant is w or x : listen listening allowing snowing following blowing drawing growing showing throwing happen fix box happening fixing boxing

allow snow follow blow draw grow show throw

Irregular Verbs

BASE FORM be beat

PAST was, were beat been

PAST PARTICIPLE

beaten

become
begin bend

became
began bent

become
begun bent

PRONOUNS

SUBJET SINGULAR First person Second person Third person I you he me you him

OBJECT

REFLEXIVE

POSSESIVE DETERMINER

POSSESIVE PRONOUN

myself yourself himself

my your his

mine yours his

she
it PLURAL First person Second person we you

her
it

herself
itself

her
its

hers
its

us you

ourselves yourselves

our your

ours yours

Third person

they

them

themselves

their

theirs