Past participles
Learn the past participle of common English irregular verbs, the form used with "have/has/had" in perfect tenses.
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Terms in this deck
- gogone
- eateaten
- writewritten
- seeseen
- dodone
- taketaken
- breakbroken
- speakspoken
- choosechosen
- drivedriven
- rideridden
- riserisen
- fallfallen
- givegiven
- forgetforgotten
- getgotten
- knowknown
- growgrown
- throwthrown
- blowblown
- drawdrawn
- flyflown
- showshown
- swimswum
- beginbegun
- drinkdrunk
- ringrung
- singsung
- sinksunk
- swearsworn
- teartorn
- wearworn
- stealstolen
- freezefrozen
- forbidforbidden
- forgiveforgiven
- hidehidden
- bitebitten
- beatbeaten
- wakewoken
- weavewoven
- shakeshaken
- shrinkshrunk
- springsprung
- strikestruck
- becomebecome
- comecome
- runrun
- overcomeovercome
- buybought
- bringbrought
- catchcaught
- teachtaught
- thinkthought
- fightfought
- seeksought
- buildbuilt
- lendlent
- spendspent
- sendsent
- bendbent
- keepkept
- sleepslept
- sweepswept
- weepwept
- feelfelt
- meetmet
- sitsat
- standstood
- understandunderstood
- holdheld
- telltold
- sellsold
- findfound
- grindground
- windwound
- leadled
- readread
- saysaid
- paypaid
- makemade
- havehad
- hearheard
- leaveleft
- loselost
- meanmeant
- lightlit
- shineshone
- shootshot
- winwon
- stickstuck
- stingstung
- swingswung
- digdug
- hanghung
- clingclung
- flingflung
- slideslid
- laylaid
- lielain
- putput
- letlet
- cutcut
- bebeen
- hithit
- hurthurt
- setset
- shutshut
- spreadspread
- burnburnt
- dealdealt
- feedfed
- costcost
- quitquit
- splitsplit
- withdrawwithdrawn
- burstburst
- spinspun
- proveproven
- spitspat
- upsetupset
- ridrid
- betbet
- oversleepoverslept
- castcast
- spillspilt
- undergoundergone
- overtakeovertaken
- shedshed
- fleefled
- sewsewn
- kneelknelt
How to study this deck
The past participle is the third form of the verb and is used in the Present Perfect (I have gone), the Past Perfect and the passive voice (It was written). Learn each participle next to its infinitive and put it in a sentence with have or be. Group the ones that follow a pattern, like break, broken; speak, spoken; choose, chosen.
The trickiest words
- gone: it is the participle of go: "She has gone home". You do not say "she has went".
- gotten / got: in American English the participle of get is gotten; in British English it is got.
- drunk: it is the participle of drink ("I have drunk water"). It is also an adjective meaning intoxicated.
Examples in context
I have gone to Mexico twice.
I have known her for years.
The lake has frozen completely.
I have bought a new car.
I have met her once.
I have heard that song before.
The papers have lain there for days.
He has withdrawn money from the bank.
Mini dialogue
- A: Have you eaten yet?
- B: Yes, I have eaten and drunk a lot of water.
- A: Have you written the report?
- B: Yes, and I have already given it to my boss.