Final answer:
The past tense of 'kick' is 'kicked', the present participle is 'kicking', and the past participle is 'kicked'. These forms are necessary for constructing sentences in different tenses in English.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is about identifying different forms of the verb kick. The present tense of the verb is 'kick'. To fill in the blanks for the past and participle forms: The past tense of 'kick' is 'kicked', the present participle (also known as the gerund form when used as a noun) is 'kicking', and the past participle is also 'kicked'. These forms are used in different tenses and grammatical structures in English.
Here are the forms in context:
- Present: I kick the ball.
- Past: I kicked the ball yesterday.
- Present Participle: I am kicking the ball.
- Past Participle: I have kicked the ball.
It's also worth noting that the sound [k] in 'kick' can be spelled in various ways in different words. However, for the verb 'kick' itself, it is spelled with 'k' at the beginning and 'ck' at the end.