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past participle
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past participle
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past participle
noun
plural
past participles
past participle
noun
plural
past participles
Learner's definition of PAST PARTICIPLE
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the form of the verb that is used with “have” in perfect tenses and with “be” in passive constructions
The verbs “thrown” in “the ball has been thrown” and “raised” in “many hands were raised” are
past participles
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