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2 The Past Participle

BASE FORM SIMPLE PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE EXPLANATION
work worked worked The past participle is the same as the simple past form
wonder wondered wondered for all regular verbs.
change changed changed
hear heard heard For some irregular verbs, the past participle is the
make made made same as the simple past form.
let let let
break broke broken For other irregular verbs, the simple past and the past
grow grew grown participle are different.
go went gone

For the following verbs, the past form and past participle are different.
BASE PAST PAST BASE PAST PAST
FORM FORM PARTICIPLE FORM FORM PARTICIPLE
become became become bite bit bitten
come came come drive drove driven
run ran run ride rode ridden
blow blew blown rise rose risen
draw drew drawn write wrote written
fly flew flown be was/were been
grow grew grown eat ate eaten
know knew known fall fell fallen
throw threw thrown forgive forgave forgiven
tear tore torn give gave given
wear wore worn mistake mistook mistaken
break broke broken see saw seen
choose chose chosen shake shook shaken
freeze froze frozen take took taken
speak spoke spoken do did done
steal stole stolen forget forgot forgotten
begin began begun get got gotten
drink drank drunk go went gone
ring rang rung lie lay lain
sing sang sung prove proved proven (or proved)
sink sank sunk show showed shown (or showed)
swim swam swum

*For a complete list of irregular past participles, see Appendix C.

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 EXERCISE 2 Write the base form and the simple past form for each past participle in the chart. If the
simple past and the past participle are the same, write S. If they are different, write D.

BASE FORM SIMPLE PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE SAME (S) OR DIFFERENT (D)

want wanted wanted S

be was/were been D
grown
known
stolen
returned
become
noticed
added
changed
made
had
gone
done
thought
told
chosen
broken
gotten
lived

EXERCISE 3 Write the past participle of these verbs.

1. eat eaten 11. give 21. let

2. go 12. leave 22. grow

3. see 13. live 23. drive

4. look 14. know 24. write

5. study 15. like 25. put

6. bring 16. fall 26. begin

7. take 17. feel 27. want

8. say 18. come 28. get

9. be 19. break 29. fly

10. find 20. wear 30. drink

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