Past Participles for intermediate learners

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The past participle is the third principal part of a verb that is most commonly known to be used with tenses. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

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"Past Participles" in the English Grammar

What Are Past Participles?

When we want to talk about something that happened in the past, we use the past participle form of the verb. In this lesson, we are going to learn all about them.

Past Participles: Form

When we want to change the verb to the past participle, we must add either an '-ed', '-d', or '-t'. However, remember that we must add these to the base form of the verb. Look below:

Talk → talked

Smack → smacked

Scream → screamed

Learn → learnt

Now, let us analyze some examples:

Today, we learnt how to greet people.

The poor woman screamed to the top of her lungs.

I'm sorry but the enemies killed your girlfriend.

Warning!

It is important to know that only regular verbs are changed like that. regular verbs have their forms completely changed. Look at some of the below:

Bite	Bitten
Speak	Spoken
Write	Written
Ride	Ridden
Fall	Fallen

Past Participles: Uses

Past participles can function as different parts of the sentence. Below, we are going to learn all about its functions. Look:

As adjectives
Forming participle clauses or phrases
Forming perfect tenses (present perfect, past perfect, etc.)

Now, let us examine some examples:

I think you have mistaken me for someone else. (Forming present perfect tense)

You thought he had forgotten you? (Forming past perfect tense)

Shattered to pieces, the vase was completely destroyed. (Participle)

She could heal her own broken heart. (As an adjective)

Non-finite Clauses

Non-finite clauses are based on to-infinitive and participles. They are actually subordinate clauses. Let us learn all about them.

Participles

A participle is a word that is formed from a verb and is used to make compound verb forms. We have 2 kinds of participles: past and present participle.

Present Participles

Present participles are one of the key features of English language. It is a form of verb that ends in '-ing.' In this lesson, we will learn more about them.

Perfect Participles

A perfect participle is a participle that is used with an auxiliary verb to imply a special meaning. In this lesson, you will learn about perfect participle.

Infinitives

Infinitives are used in many structures, especially after catenative verbs. Follow the article to learn them.

To-infinitives

To-infinitives are the base form of the verbs preceded by the preposition 'to'. To-infinitives are used in many conditions. In this lesson, we will learn them.

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