The principal parts of a verb are
A. present tense, past tense, future tense.
B. present tense, present participle, past tense, past participle.
C. base form, helping verb, past participle.
D. base form, past tense, past participle, future tense.
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The correct answer is D. base form, past tense, past participle, future tense.
To understand the principal parts of a verb, we need to consider how the verb changes forms to express different tenses and aspects. The base form of a verb is the most basic form, without any additional endings or changes. For example, the base form of the verb "to walk" is "walk."
The past tense of a verb is used to describe an action or state that happened in the past. It usually involves adding "-ed" or changing the spelling of the verb. For example, the past tense of "walk" is "walked."
The past participle of a verb is used to form different verb tenses, such as the present perfect or the past perfect tenses. It can also be used as an adjective. The past participle often ends in "-ed," but there are irregular past participles for some verbs. For example, the past participle of "walk" is "walked."
The future tense of a verb is used to describe an action or state that will happen in the future. It is often formed by using the helping verb "will" or "shall" followed by the base form of the verb. For example, the future tense of "walk" is "will walk."
Therefore, the principal parts of a verb are the base form, past tense, past participle, and future tense. Answer choice D includes all these principal parts, making it the correct answer.