LoginPast Participles For Intermediate learners
As you know, we have different types of participles in the English language. In this lesson, we are going to learn about 'past participles'. Follow me.
What Are Past Participles?
Past participles are a type of verb form that are used to form several tenses. They can also serve as adjectives in a sentence.
Past Participles: Form
When we want to form the past participle of a verb, we typically add 'ed', '-d', or '-t' to the base form of the verb.
Talk → talked
Smack → smacked
Scream → screamed
Learn → learnt
Now, pay attention to the following 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!
Keep in mind that only the past participles of regular verbs are formed in this way. Irregular verbs have completely different forms. Look at some of them below:
Base From | Past Participle Form |
|---|---|
Bite | Bitten |
Speak | Spoken |
Go | Gone |
Run | Run |
Sing | Sung |
Past Participles: Uses
Past participles can serve different functions in the sentence. They can be used:
as adjectives
to form participle clauses or phrases
to form perfect tenses (present perfect, past perfect, etc.)
Now, let us examine some examples:
She could heal her own broken heart. (As an adjective)
Shattered to pieces, the vase was completely destroyed. (Participle phrase)
I think you have mistaken me for someone else. (Present perfect tense)
You thought he had forgotten you? (Past perfect tense)
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