past participle
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past participlenoun
pluralpast participles
past participle
noun
pluralpast 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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