Basic verb forms

REGULAR

IRREGULAR

IRREGULAR

VERB HELP

VERB GIVE

VERB BE*

BASE FORM

help

give

be

PAST TENSE

helped

gave

was, were

PAST PARTICIPLE

helped

given

been

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

helping

giving

being

-S FORM

helps

gives

is

*Be also has the forms am and are, which are used in the present tense.