The Past Participle is used to form the past tense and the passive voice in English. It is usually made by adding -ed to the base form of the verb, as in walked, played, and worked.
The Present Participle is used to form the present tense and the active voice in English. It is usually made by adding -ing to the base form of the verb, as in walking, playing, and working.
Here are some examples of how the Past Participle and Present Participle can be used:
Past Participle:
I walked to the store. (past tense) The shirt was washed in the machine. (passive voice)
Present Participle:
I am walking to the store. (present tense) I am washing the shirt in the machine. (active voice)
Here are some other examples of verbs and their Past Participle and Present Participle forms:
Base Form: begin Past Participle: begun Present Participle: beginning
Base Form: bring Past Participle: brought Present Participle: bringing
Base Form: build Past Participle: built Present Participle: building
Base Form: catch Past Participle: caught Present Participle: catching
Base Form: choose Past Participle: chosen Present Participle: choosing
Base Form: come Past Participle: come Present Participle: coming
Base Form: do Past Participle: done Present Participle: doing
Base Form: drink Past Participle: drunk Present Participle: drinking
Base Form: drive Past Participle: driven Present Participle: driving
Base Form: eat Past Participle: eaten Present Participle: eating
Base Form: fall Past Participle: fallen Present Participle: falling
Base Form: feel Past Participle: felt Present Participle: feeling
Base Form: fight Past Participle: fought Present Participle: fighting
Base Form: find Past Participle: found Present Participle: finding
Base Form: fly Past Participle: flown Present Participle: flying
Base Form: forget Past Participle: forgotten Present Participle: forgetting
Base Form: get Past Participle: gotten Present Participle: getting
Base Form: give Past Participle: given Present Participle: giving
Base Form: go Past Participle: gone Present Participle: going
Base Form: grow Past Participle: grown Present Participle: growing
Base Form: have Past Participle: had Present Participle: having
Base Form: hear Past Participle: heard Present Participle: hearing
Base Form: hold Past Participle: held Present Participle: holding
Base Form: hurt Past Participle: hurt Present Participle: hurting
Base Form: keep Past Participle: kept Present Participle: keeping
Base Form: know Past Participle: known Present Participle: knowing
Base Form: lay Past Participle: laid Present Participle: laying
Base Form: leave Past Participle: left Present Participle: leaving
Base Form: lose Past Participle: lost Present Participle: losing
Base Form: make Past Participle: made Present Participle: making
Base Form: meet Past Participle: met Present Participle: meeting
Base Form: pay Past Participle: paid Present Participle: paying
Base Form: put Past Participle: put Present Participle: putting
Base Form: read Past Participle: read Present Participle: reading
Base Form: ride Past Participle: ridden Present Participle: riding
Base Form: run Past Participle: run Present Participle: running
Base Form: say Past Participle: said Present Participle: saying
Base Form: see Past Participle: seen Present Participle: seeing
Base Form: sell Past Participle: sold Present Participle: selling
Base Form: send Past Participle: sent Present Participle: sending
Base Form: show Past Participle: shown Present Participle: showing
Base Form: shut Past Participle: shut Present Participle: shutting
Base Form: sing Past Participle: sung Present Participle: singing
Base Form: sit Past Participle: sat Present Participle: sitting
Base Form: speak Past Participle: spoken Present Participle: speaking
Base Form: spend Past Participle: spent Present Participle: spending
Base Form: swim Past Participle: swum Present Participle: swimming
Base Form: take Past Participle: taken Present Participle: taking
Base Form: teach Past Participle: taught Present Participle: teaching
Base Form: tell Past Participle: told Present Participle: telling
Base Form: think Past Participle: thought Present Participle: thinking
Base Form: throw Past Participle: thrown Present Participle: throwing
Base Form: understand Past Participle: understood Present Participle: understanding
Base Form: wake Past Participle: woken Present Participle: waking
Base Form: wear Past Participle: worn Present Participle: wearing
Base Form: win Past Participle: won Present Participle: winning
Base Form: write Past Participle: written Present Participle: writing
Now that you know how to form the Past Participle and Present Participle, let’s practice using them in sentences.
Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence:
I ______ (walk) to the store
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