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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A past participle<\/strong> is a verb form used with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Perfect tenses<\/strong>\u00a0(have\/has\/had)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Passive voice<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sometimes as\u00a0adjectives<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    It is usually the third form of a verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    Regular Verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    For most verbs, the past participle ends in -ed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Base Verb<\/th>Past<\/th>Past Participle<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    walk<\/td>walked<\/td>walked<\/td><\/tr>
    play<\/td>played<\/td>played<\/td><\/tr>
    clean<\/td>cleaned<\/td>cleaned<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Irregular Verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Some verbs are different \u2014 you must memorize them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Base Verb<\/th>Past<\/th>Past Participle<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    go<\/td>went<\/td>gone<\/td><\/tr>
    eat<\/td>ate<\/td>eaten<\/td><\/tr>
    see<\/td>saw<\/td>seen<\/td><\/tr>
    take<\/td>took<\/td>taken<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Past Participles in Perfect Tenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We use past participles with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • have \/ has<\/strong>\u00a0(present perfect)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • had<\/strong>\u00a0(past perfect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Structure:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Subject + have\/has\/had + past participle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • I\u00a0have finished<\/strong>\u00a0my homework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • She\u00a0has eaten<\/strong>\u00a0already.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They\u00a0had left<\/strong>\u00a0before I arrived.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \n\n\n\n

        Past Participles in Passive Voice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        We use past participles with be (am\/is\/are\/was\/were)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Structure:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Subject + be + past participle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • The cake\u00a0was baked<\/strong>\u00a0yesterday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The door\u00a0is closed<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The book\u00a0was written<\/strong>\u00a0by her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \n\n\n\n

          Past Participles as Adjectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Past participles can describe nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • a\u00a0broken<\/strong>\u00a0window<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • a\u00a0tired<\/strong>\u00a0student<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • fallen<\/strong>\u00a0leaves\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            B1 – Intermediate Past Participle A past participle is a verb form used with: It is usually the third form of a verb. Regular Verbs For most verbs, the past participle ends in -ed. Examples: Base Verb Past Past Participle walk walked walked play played played clean cleaned cleaned Irregular Verbs Some verbs are different \u2014 you must memorize them. 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