English Irregular Verbs

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English
Irregular
Verbs

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McGRAW-HILL’S ESSENTIAL

English
Irregular
Verbs
MARK LESTER, PH.D.

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DANIEL FRANKLIN

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TERRY YOKOTA

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Contents
Preface vii

The English IrregularVerb 1
 Summaries of verb formation, tense usage, complementation, and phrasal verbs
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs 1
Verb Forms and Tense Usage 1
The Six Basic Verb Forms 1
Base Form 1
Present 2
Past 3
Infinitive 4
Present Participle 5
Past Participle 5
Tense Formation and Usage 6
The Three Simple Tenses 6
The Three Perfect Tenses 7
The Three Progressive Tenses 8
The Intensive...