Grammar Topic 5 - Past Participle

Grammar – Topic 5

Past Participle

We use verbs in almost all sentences in the English language. That is why it is very important to use the correct form of the verbs. 

For example, do you say 'I have wrote', 'I have write' or 'I have written' my English composition?

The correct answer is 'I have written'. 
'Written' is the past participle form of the verb 'write'. It is different from the past tense form which is 'wrote'. 

Take a look at a list of some common verbs and their past participle form. You might want to print out the list for your own reference. You could also write the past tense form for each of the verbs to check your understanding. 

Before you look at the list, read about when you use the past participle form of verbs.


We use the past participle form with:

has/have/had

Examples:

The Korean actor has become famous overnight.

                              (present perfect tense)

I have drawn a picture of my family.

  (present perfect tense)

She had blown all the balloons before the party started.

(past perfect tense)

We can also use the past participle form of the verb with sentences in the passive form.

Examples:

Varnish is placed on the wooden table.

She was given a prize for being the first in class.

Peter had been bitten by a stray dog.

The car was being driven by an elderly gentleman.

Base Form	Past Participle Form
awake	awoken
be	been
beat	beaten
become	become
begin	begun
bend	bent
bind	bound
blow	blown
bite	bitten
bleed	bled
blow	blown
break	broken
bring	brought
burst	burst
buy	bought
choose	chosen
cut	cut
do	done
draw	drawn
drive	driven
fall	fallen
find	found
fly	flown
give	given
go	gone
grow	grown
hide	hidden
know	known
ride	ridden
ring	rung
rise	risen
run	run
see	seen
shake	shaken
show	shown
shrink	shrunk
shut	shut
sing	sung
sink	sunk
sit	sat
speak	spoken
steal	stolen
swim	swum
take	taken
tear	torn
wear	worn
write	written

Let’s Practise!

Select the correct answer.

1.     “Someone ______ my new dress!” exclaimed Jenny.

(1)  tears

(2)  torn

(3)  has torn

(4)  was torn

2.     The principal ______ to the students about the dangers of jaywalking.

(1)  speak

(2)  has spoken

(3)  was spoken

(4)  have spoken

3.     My father has bought me a new kite. I want to ______ it at the park.

(1)  fly

(2)  flies

(3)  flown

(4)  have flown

4.     Nothing ______ for the project yet. You can still give us your ideas.

(1)  plan

(2)  has been planned

(3)  will plan

(4)  plans

5.     She took her medicine after she ______ a bowl of porridge.

(1)  eats

(2)  has eaten

(3)  had eaten

(4)  is eating

6.     I would not have helped the stranger if I ______ that he was an escaped convict.

(1)  know

(2)  known

(3)  had known

(4)  will know

7.     She ______ her work so she can go to the park now.

(1)  completes

(2)  has completed

(3)  will complete

(4)  had completed

8.     Last night, the president ______ to the parade in a limousine.

(1)  is taken

(2)  has taken

(3)  was taken

(4)  will be taken

9.     Those who have returned their library books can ______ new ones.

(1)  borrow

(2)  borrowed

(3)  have borrowed

(4)  had borrowed

10.  The mixture ______ hard in the container to blend the ingredients.

(1)  is shaken

(2)  shook

(3)  has shaken

(4)  shake

Answers:

1.     3

2.     2

3.     1

4.     2

5.     3

6.     3

7.     2

8.     3

9.     1

10.  1