open or opened? welcome or welcomed?

[Blue Frog]

Hi! I have a problem with those...

we're open
or
we're opened?

you're welcome?

I felt welcome
or
I feld welcomed?

Thanks!

[Casiopea]

Try,

We're open.
You're welcome.
I felt welcome.

[Blue Frog]

Thanks a lot.

So are "open" and "welcome" actually the correct past participle of the corresponding verbs? Do you actually say:

"This bottle is open"
"This door has been open"

Is there any online resource to check further past participle of english verbs? Thanks again!

[Casiopea]

You're welcome.

There are some verbs that have adjectival forms that look exactly like the verb form. "open" and "welcome" are two examples.

Adjective
The door is open.
You are welcome.

Verb
They open up at 6:00.
We welcome you to the family.

If a verb already has an adjectival form, then there's no need to use its past participle as an adjective.

Do you actually say:

"This bottle is open"
"This door has been open"

Yes. "open" functions as an adjective; e.g., the door has been open since this morning. "open" describes the state of the door. If it were, say, "This door has been opened", then "opened" functions as a past participle, as part of the verb, and it tell us that someone has opened the door.

Is there any online resource to check further past participle of english verbs? Thanks again!

Have you tried on-line dictionaries?

[Blue Frog]

Yes. "open" functions as an adjective; e.g., the door has been open since this morning. "open" describes the state of the door. If it were, say, "This door has been opened", then "opened" functions as a past participle, as part of the verb, and it tell us that someone has opened the door.

Wow, a whole new world of the english language just...hum.... opened before my eyes! I never realized that open and welcome were also adjectives, hence the confusion. Thanks a lot.

I use m-w.com but I'm not sure how to know about past tense and past participle. For example, under "welcome", the only information it has is:

Inflected Form(s): wel·comed

... not sure if that always mean that both past and past participle are "welcomed"?

[JJM Ballantyne]

"Inflected Form(s): wel·comed

... not sure if that always mean that both past and past participle are 'welcomed'?"

That's exactly what it means!

Jim welcomed our guests

Jim has already welcomed our guests.

[Casiopea]

In addition, Blue Frog, the word "inflect" comes from Latin flex-, meaning bend. An inflected word is bent, reshaped; e.g., open => opened.

Also, try this on-line dictionary: http://www.dictionary.com/

[Blue Frog]

Alright. Thanks again for all your help.

[Casiopea]

You're welcome.