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Lesson Three

Put

put / put / put / putting

The verb "put" is one of those words you learn first in English. You use it for placing objects in various places. It's almost impossible to speak English without "put." Many students are confused by this irregular verb because it doesn't change its form very much--just "put."

 

 I put the bread on the cutting board before cutting it.
They put water into the sink before doing the dishes. They also put soap in the water.
She's putting some fish in the oven.
Do you like to put mustard on a hotdog?
He was put in prison because he killed someone.
She put on a blue shirt and jeans today. She also put her backpack on.

 

Put
present tense: put / puts
past tense: put
future: will put
present continuous: am / are / is putting
past continuous: was / were putting
future continuous: will be putting
present perfect: has / have put
past perfect: had put
future perfect: will have put
present perfect continuous: has / have been putting
past perfect continuous: had been putting
future perfect continuous: will have been putting
modal verbs: ______ put
past tense modal: ______ have put
infinitive: to put
gerund: putting
passive: yes
Click here for idioms that use the verb "put."

 

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