for each verb. Some of these past participles are regular, while others are irregular.
GRAMMAR REVIEW! Past Participles in English
A past participle is a verb form typically used to create perfect tenses, passive voice, and sometimes as an adjective. It's the third principal part of a verb, following the base form and the simple past.
Formation
For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding -ed to the base verb:
walk →
walked
talk →
talked
For irregular verbs, the past participle often changes form and must be memorized:
go →
went →
gone
eat →
ate →
eaten
write →
wrote →
written
USES OF PAST PARTICIPLES
Perfect Tenses (with have/has/had):
She has
eaten lunch.
They had
finished the movie before we arrived.
Passive Voice (with be verbs):
The cake was
baked by my mom.
The books have been
read by many students.
Adjectives:
The
broken window needs fixing.
A
tired dog slept under the table.
Don't forget to check out our other free exercises on participles:
Participle adjectives 1 (I)
Participle adjectives 2 (I)
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