past participle
noun
: a participle that typically expresses completed action, that is traditionally one of the principal parts of the verb, and that is traditionally used in English in the formation of perfect tenses in the active voice and of all tenses in the passive voice
Examples of past participle in a Sentence
The verbs “thrown” in “the ball has been thrown” and “raised” in “many hands were raised” are past participles.
Recent Examples on the Web
In Italian, the verb diventare mostly appears as past participle: The situation has become difficult, or he’s become strange.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Sep. 2022
And could this past participle of the verb to do be considered an emotion?
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
Investigators also found other examples of her writing with the same past participle mistake.
—New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021
Pena Nieto used an incorrect past participle sometimes used by children in a speech in Paris at the offices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
—Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Sep. 2022
And could this past participle of the verb to do be considered an emotion?
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
Investigators also found other examples of her writing with the same past participle mistake.
—New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021
Pena Nieto used an incorrect past participle sometimes used by children in a speech in Paris at the offices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
—Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
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“Past participle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20participle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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