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what is past parteceple?

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Originally Posted by syakif

what is past parteceple?

Past participle is a kind of verbal adjective; it indicates that the noun it modifies is a participant in the action the participle refers to.

ex. played [ the third form of the verb play; the second form , which is also played, is the past tense of the verb play]
swum [ the third form of the verb "swim"]

There are 2 types of participle:;;
1] the present participle,also known as the imperfect participle, which is formed by adding the suffix "-ing" to a verb [ even if it is identical in form to a gerund, it differs in usage]

2] the past participle , which is the third form of the verb [ it is usually the same as past tense form , especially for verbs whose past tense form ends in "-ed".

Short infinitive : play
past tense : played
past participle :played

Most irregular verbs do not follow this pattern in forming past participle:

Short infinitive : swim
past tense : swam
past participle :swum


Past participle form of an irregular verb can be found in the list of irregular verbs [the third form of the verb]
Only modal verbs fail to form present partciples in English.

Participles are adjective and are often used in front of nouns, as in :

I saw a talking parrot.
It was a done deal.
She sold the crashed car at a lose.

Most of the examples above are from a dictionary.

For further details search the following:
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary...articiple.html


I hope it helps.