Past participle

Past Participle form

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1. The past participle is a word formed from a verb. This word does not represent a tense; instead, it simply is a form of a verb. There are two mainly types of past participle forms: regular verbs and irregular verbs.

1. Regular verbs: the past participle may end with -d or -ed

Base form

Past participle form

Work

Use

Plan

Worked (add 'ed').

Used (verbs ending in 'e' or 'ie' add 'd').

Planned (one syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, duplicate the consonant and add 'ed').

Fix

Fixed (one syllable verb ending in 'x' or 'w', do not duplicate the consonant.

Base form

Past participle form

Occur

Travel

Ocurred (two syllable verbs ending in onve vowel + one consonat, duplicate the consonant if the second consonant is stressed).

Cry

Travelled (two syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonat, DO NOT duplicate the consonant if the first syllable is stressed).

Verbs ending in consonatn + 'y', change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed').