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Past Participle

Description:

The past participle is a grammatical form used to indicate a completed action or a state resulting from that action. It is commonly used in English to form the perfect tenses and the passive voice.

Senses:

1. Grammar: In grammar, the past participle is one of the principal parts of a verb, used typically to form verb tenses.

2. Linguistics: In linguistics, the past participle is a non-finite verb form, often used in passive constructions or as an adjective.

Usages:

1. Perfect Tenses: The past participle is used with auxiliary verbs to form the perfect tenses, such as the present perfect ("I have walked") or the past perfect ("They had studied").

2. Passive Voice: In passive voice constructions, the past participle is used to indicate the action receiver rather than the doer, for example: "The book was written by the author".

3. Adjective: The past participle can also function as an adjective, modifying a noun. For instance, "The broken vase" or "A worn-out shoe".

Sample Sentences:

1. The past participle of "go" is "gone".
2. She had seen that movie before.
3. The house was built in the early 20th century.
4. He is tired from all the running he did.
5. The damaged car was towed to the mechanic.

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