Preterite Or Past Participle

Exercises

Activities Unit 1D

Activity 1

For some but not all of the following verb lexemes, the preterite and past participle forms have distinct shapes. Say for each whether the shapes arethe same or different, and make up examples to show that you are right.

1. Burn
Answer: Same Preterite: I bur nt my papers with fire Past Participle: I Have bur nt my papers with fire
2.Buy
Answer: Same Preterite: I bought a new pair of trousers Past Participle: I Have bought a new pair of trousers
3. Draw
Answer: Different Preterite: The children drew the picturePast Participle: The picture was drawn by the children
4. Drink
Answer: Different Preterite: My father drank a cup of coffee yesterday
Past Participle: My father has drunk a cup ofcoffee.
5. Fall
Answer: Different Preterite: they fell in love
Past Participle: They have fallen in love
6. Forget
Answer: Different Preterite: I forgot everything that she told mePast Participle: I have forgotten everything that she told me
7. Hold
Answer: Same Preterite: They held the glasses of water carefully
Past Participle: They have held the glasses ofwater carefully






8. Ride
Answer: Different Preterite: People rode on bike during all day
Past Participle: People were ridden on bike during all day
9. Run
Answer: DifferentPreterite: We ran 50 kilometers in the race
Past Participle: We have run 50 kilometers in the race
10. Sing
Answer: Different Preterite: Our friends sang that awful song we rememberedPast Participle: Our friend have sung that awful song we remembered



Activity 2

Determine whether the underlined verb-forms in the following examples are instances of theauxiliary lexemes have, need and dare or instances of the corresponding lexical verbs.

1. They had better hurry or they’ll miss it.
Lexical auxiliary verb
2. They had their house burgled....