Past Participle Form of the Verb with Examples
The perfect tense of the verb is denoted by its past participle form. Regular verbs maintain their same form in both the simple past and past participle forms, while irregular verbs change in spelling when they become past participle. To gain a better understanding, let us examine a few cases.
Examples of Past Participle Form
- Verbs that take the same spelling in the simple past and past participle forms of the verb
Root Verb |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
Read |
Read |
Read |
Sit |
Sat |
Sat |
Think |
Thought |
Thought |
Throw |
Threw |
Threw |
Cut |
Cut |
Cut |
Buy |
Bought |
Bought |
Stand |
Stood |
Stood |
Pull |
Pulled |
Pulled |
Draw |
Drew |
Drew |
Tumble |
Tumbled |
Tumbled |
- Verbs that take a different spelling when used in the simple past form and the past participle form
Root Verb |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
Drink |
Drank |
Drunk |
Sing |
Sang |
Sung |
Ring |
Rang |
Rung |
Choose |
Chose |
Chosen |
Write |
Wrote |
Written |
Verb Forms
Verbs in English are used to express the action taken by the subject of a sentence or context. In English, verbs have five basic forms. Let’s examine each of them in greater detail.
Table of Content
- What is a Verb Form?
- Root Form of the Verb
- Verb Forms V1, V2, 3V, V4, V5
- Forms of Verbs
- Simple Past Form of the Verb with Examples
- Past Participle Form of the Verb with Examples
- Present Participle Form of the Verb with Examples
- Third Person Singular Present Form with Examples
- List of Verb Forms
- Verb Forms that Remain the Same in All Forms
- Examples of Verb Forms Used in Sentences
- Practice Questions – Five Forms of Verbs