{"id":489,"date":"2021-06-24T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytutorsource.ae\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2021-06-24T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T08:16:56","slug":"what-is-past-participle-past-tense-vs-past-participle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytutorsource.ae\/blog\/what-is-past-participle-past-tense-vs-past-participle\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Past Participle? Past Tense vs Past Participle!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

English <\/strong>is one of the most important languages and the 3rd most spoken language in the world. Since it is the most common language used in companies and content worldwide, people are always trying to learn it better. Every student with knowledge of the English language can study all over the world. The most common difficult thing in this language for beginners and students is \u201cTenses\u201d and how to use correct verbs in them. This blog will talk about \u201cPast Tense and its form of verbs\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cPast Participle.\u201d<\/strong> What are the past tense and past participle? How to use it properly? What verbs to use it with? What is the difference between a past participle and past tense? So, let\u2019s just dive into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First things first, let\u2019s talk about the Past Tense<\/strong>; as the name suggests, this tense talks about the past as in whatever has happened before in time. For Instance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I <\/em>ate <\/em><\/strong>Chinese food <\/em>a few weeks ago<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I <\/em>went <\/em><\/strong>to my bank <\/em>yesterday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, \u2018yesterday\u2019 and \u2018a a few weeks ago\u2019 means something that happened in the past, \u2018went,\u2019 and \u2018ate\u2019 means that we use the second form of the verb while using the simple past tense. Adding to this, we often add \u201c-ed\u201d <\/strong>in verbs and use in the past tenses. For example, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I <\/em>called <\/em><\/strong>you one hour ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He <\/em>booked<\/em><\/strong> an appointment a week ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She <\/em>asked <\/em><\/strong>about you two days ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the above examples, these -ed verbs can easily be used on their own; however, for past participles, that are not the case. According to Merriam Webster<\/a>, \u201cA participle that typically expresses completed action, that is traditionally one of the principal parts of the verb, and that is traditionally used in English in the formation of perfect tenses in the active voice and of all tenses in the passive voice.\u201d In the examples mentioned earlier, All the verbs \u2018called, booked and asked\u2019 are also Past Participle. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Instance for verbs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Verb<\/strong><\/td>Past Verb<\/strong><\/td>Past Participle <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
cook<\/td>cooked<\/td>cooked<\/td><\/tr>
visit<\/td>visited <\/td>visited <\/td><\/tr>
hope<\/td>hoped<\/td>hoped<\/td><\/tr>
achieve <\/td>achieved <\/td>achieved <\/td><\/tr>
brush<\/td>brushed<\/td>brushed<\/td><\/tr>
accept<\/td>accepted <\/td>accepted<\/td><\/tr>
allow<\/td>allowed<\/td>allowed<\/td><\/tr>
boil<\/td>boiled<\/td>boiled<\/td><\/tr>
dance<\/td>danced<\/td>danced<\/td><\/tr>
exercise<\/td>exercised<\/td>exercised<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now, from this, one can question that if the past tense form of the verb and past participle is the same, then what is the difference between these two is? In the above-mentioned table, all these basic verbs are regular verbs, <\/strong>as with regular verbs, the past tense of the verb and past participle are the same. However, the case is different when it comes to irregular verbs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Verb<\/strong><\/td>Past Verb<\/strong><\/td>Past Participle <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
be<\/td>was\/were<\/td>been<\/td><\/tr>
drive<\/td>drove<\/td>driven<\/td><\/tr>
drink<\/td>drank<\/td>drunk<\/td><\/tr>
eat<\/td>ate<\/td>eaten<\/td><\/tr>
fall<\/td>fell <\/td>fallen<\/td><\/tr>
speak<\/td>spoke<\/td>spoken<\/td><\/tr>
write<\/td>wrote<\/td>written<\/td><\/tr>
choose<\/td>chose<\/td>chosen<\/td><\/tr>
break<\/td>broke<\/td>broken<\/td><\/tr>
go<\/td>went<\/td>gone<\/td><\/tr>
throw<\/td>threw<\/td>thrown<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One can notice now that in irregular verbs<\/strong>, the past form of the verbs and the past participle are different, unlike regular verbs. The importance of difference can be put out there as the verbs in the past tense can be used independently, but that\u2019s not the case in the past participle. As they have to be used with \u201chave,\u201d \u201chas,\u201d <\/strong>and \u201chad.\u201d <\/strong>These \u2018have,\u2019 \u2018has,\u2019 and \u2018had\u2019 form two different tenses, which are \u201cPresent Perfect\u201d and \u201cPast Perfect.\u201dFor example,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present Perfect:<\/strong> I have worked all night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                     They have visited that place before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                   He has accepted his fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Perfect:<\/strong> I had lived downstairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      He had a choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  They had adopted three children already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if we talk about regular verbs<\/strong> and the sentence structure with them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Tense:<\/strong> The show began<\/strong> at 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Participle: <\/strong>The show has begun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Tense<\/strong>: They chose<\/strong> fried chicken two days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Participle: <\/strong>They have chosen<\/strong> pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Tense:<\/strong> He spoke <\/strong>to me yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Participle:<\/strong> He has spoken<\/strong> to his friend thrice today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, in all the past tenses, one can notice how only one word can describe the whole action; however, past participles, the auxiliary verb, have their importance. For example, the verbs \u201cthrown\u201d in \u201cthe ball has been thrown\u201d and \u201craised\u201d in \u201cmany hands were raised\u201d are past participles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Concluding, Let\u2019s also talk about the other two distinct forms of the tenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n