Conjugation of English Verbs

Regular action verb: to kick, kicked, kicked (have kicked, was kicked, etc.), kicking [Compare “vote,” “enter,” “cook,” etc.]

            Present                                                                                 Past

Singular                    Plural                                     Singular                    Plural

I kick                           we kick                                   I kicked                       we kicked

you kick                     you kick                                   you kicked                 you kicked

he, she, it kicks         they kick                                  he, she, it kicked      they kicked

Irregular action verb: to throw, threw, thrown (have thrown, was thrown, etc.), throwing [Compare “find,” “ring,” “go,” “break,” etc.]         

            Present                                                                                 Past

Singular                    Plural                                     Singular                    Plural

I throw                        we throw                                I threw                        we threw

you throw                  you throw                                you threw                   you threw

he, she, it throws      they throw                              he, she, it threw         they threw

Irregular linking verb: to be, was/were, been (have been, etc.), being (am being, were being, etc.) [Compare “seem,” “feel,” etc.]

            Present                                                                                 Past

Singular                    Plural                                     Singular                    Plural

I am                            we are                                    I was                           we were

you are                       you are                                   you were                    you were

he, she, it is               they are                                  he, she, it was          they were

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