Welcome back to Gateway to Grammar. It’s Verb Families again and we are adding the “En” family as part….1? Yes. I know… we just did part 6 and now we are back at part 1. I will be honest I have no idea where parts 1 and 2 went, and I have been unable to find them.

Who Belongs in the “En” Verb Family?

• (Infinitive/present simple) -> (past simple) -> (third form/past participle/present perfect)

• Choose -> Chose -> Chosen

• Drive -> Drove -> Driven

• Eat -> Ate -> Eaten

• Fall -> Fell -> Fallen

• Forgive - Forgave -> Forgiven

• Give -> Gave -> Given

• Hide -> Hid -> Hidden

• Take -> Took -> Taken

• Write -> Wrote -> Written

Why Should I Learn English Verbs in Families?

It makes sense to learn English verbs in families because it makes remembering how they change with different tenses (the grammar for different times) much easier. Everything in the “En” family ends with “en”. That means when you learn these verbs together they make a kind of rhyming poem. Your poem will use the similar sounds to connect these words together in your head, and all you need to do is remember how one works, and you’ve remembered how they all work.

Have a go! And, don’t forget to check out the other Verb Families in the series. I will make a part 2 I promise!