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.