Below are two charts for the irregular verbs “to be” and “to do”: “to be”


I You


He/She/It We


You (all) They


“to do” I You


He/She/It We


You (all) They


Past did


did did did did did


Present do


do


does do do do


Future will do


will do will do will do will do will do


Present Perfect


have done have done has done have done have done have done


Present Progressive


am doing are doing is doing


are doing are doing are doing


Note: The present participle of any verb will never be the main verb of the sentence without the helping verb “to be.”


COMMON ERRORS WITH VERB FORMS: • Incomplete sentence constructions / non-standard forms


o Error: I writing a story. I be writing a story.


o Correction: I am writing a story.


o Error: He done his homework for today’s class. o Correction: He has done his homework for today’s class.


• Subject-verb agreement o Error: He have been upset about the Saints’ loss for weeks now. o Correction: He has been upset about the Saints’ loss for weeks now.


Note: For irregular verbs, the past participle will never be the main verb of the sentence without the helping verb “to have.”


Past was


were was


were were were


Present am


are is


are are are


Future will be


will be will be will be will be will be


Present Perfect


have been have been has been have been have been have been


Present Progressive


am being are being is being


are being are being are being


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