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PAST PARTICIPLES IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES
Past participles are used with Many verbs in English
auxiliary verbs to form perfect have irregular past
simple tenses, such as the PRESENT PERFECT participle forms. They
present perfect simple. often look quite different
from their base form.
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB PAST PARTICIPLE OBJECT REST OF SENTENCE

PAST PARTICIPLE

SPELLING RULES FOR PAST PARTICIPLES FURTHER EXAMPLES

Regular past participles are made with the base form of the verb plus “-ed.”
The spelling of some of these base forms changes a bit before adding “-ed.” BASE FORM PAST PARTICIPLE SAMPLE SENTENCE

Last letters are
Last letters are a consonant–vowel–consonant
Last letter is “-e.” consonant and a “-y.” and the final syllable is stressed.

For many regular “-d” is added. The “-y” is replaced The last consonant is
verbs, “-ed” is added. with “-ied.” doubled and “-ed” is added.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

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