Past Participle

A past participle indicates a completed action.

For most verbs, the past participle is the same as the past tense and is created by adding a d, ed or
ied at the end of the word. These are called regular verbs
(https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/simple-past-tense.html).

However, the past participles of irregular verbs (https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/irregular-

verbs.html) do not end in ed and may not be the same as the past tense of the verb. Since they are
irregular, they do not follow any pattern and the best way to learn them would be to repeat and
memorize them.

Present Perfect Tense

We join have or has to the past participle of the verb to form the present perfect tense
(https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/present-perfect-tense.html).

have/has + past participle = present perfect tense

Examples:
They have gone to the movies.
I have lost my wallet.
She has done her homework.
 see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

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