Past Participle

Past Participle – Exercises

These exercises test different forms of IRREGULAR VERBS

How to Form the Past Participle

1. Regular verbs

For regular verbs, we usually add -ed.

Examples:

• She has cleaned the kitchen.

• We have finished our homework.

2. Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs have special forms that you must learn.

Examples:

• I have seen that movie.

• They have taken the train.

Past Participle in Perfect Tenses

We use have / has + past participle to talk about past actions connected to the present.

Examples:

• I have lost my keys.

• She has visited London.

• We have watched that show.

Past Participle in Passive Sentences

Past participles are also used in the passive voice.

Structure: be + past participle

Examples:

• The door is closed.

• The cake was made yesterday.

• The emails were sent this morning.

Past Participle as an Adjective

Sometimes a past participle describes a noun.

Examples:

• a broken window

• a painted wall

• a lost phone

Example sentences:

• He fixed the broken bike.

• We saw a painted door.

• She found her lost bag.

More Example Sentences

• The letter was written yesterday.

• The shop is closed today.

• I have learned many new words.

Past participles help us talk about completed actions and describe things in English.