_needs_--_needed_ a tariff to protect home industries.
=Exercise 108--Principal Parts=
No one can be certain of using the correct form of a verb unless he
knows the principal parts. Some verbs are regular; that is, they form
their past tense and their perfect participle by adding _ed_ to the
present tense; as,
_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_
walk walked walked
Some verbs, however, are very irregular, having a different form for
each of the principal parts. A list of such verbs follows:
_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_
arise arose arisen
awake awoke or awaked awaked
be was been
bear (carry) bore borne
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bid bade bidden
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hide hid hidden
know knew known
lie (to rest) lay lain
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
see saw seen
shake shook shaken
show showed shown
shrink shrank shrunk
sing sang sung
slay slew slain
slide slid slidden
sow sowed sown
speak spoke spoken
spring sprang sprung
steal stole stolen
strive strove striven
swear swore sworn
swell swelled swelled, swollen
swim swam swum
take took taken
tear tore torn
throw threw thrown
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
write wrote written
=Exercise 109=
Some verbs, though irregularly formed, have the past tense and perfect
participle alike. A list of such verbs follows:
_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_
bend bent bent
behold beheld beheld
beseech besought besought
bind bound bound
bleed bled bled
bless blessed, blest blessed, blest
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned, burnt burned, burnt
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
cling clung clung
clothe clothed, clad clothed, clad
creep crept crept
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
dwell dwelt dwelt
flee fled fled
grind ground ground
hang hung, hanged hung, hanged
have had had
hear heard heard
hold held held
kneel knelt knelt
lay laid laid
lead led led
leap leapt leapt
lend lent lent
pay paid paid
say said said
shine shone shone
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
sling slung slung
speed sped sped
spin spun spun
stand stood stood
sting stung stung
strike struck struck
string strung strung
sweep swept swept
swing swung swung
teach taught taught
think thought thought
weep wept wept
win won won
wind wound wound
wring wrung wrung
=Exercise 110=
Some verbs have all three forms alike. A list of such follows:
_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_
bet bet bet
burst burst burst
cast cast cast
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
hit hit hit
hurt hurt hurt
knit knit knit
let let let
put put put
rid rid rid
set set set
shed shed shed
spread spread spread
sweat sweat sweat
wet wet wet
FOOTNOTE:
[1] If one of the words so joined is plural, the verb should be plural.
=Exercise 111=
Choose the correct form of the italicized words below, and give the
reason for your choice.