The past participle is always used with a helping verb:
perfect tenses: had walked / have waited / had seen
passive verb phrase: am known / is eaten / are driven / was found / were seen
The passive tense of "blow" is "be blown." For example, "The leaves were blown by the wind."
The helping verb "had" is used in the past perfect tense to show an action that was completed before another action in the past. For example, "She had finished her work before the meeting started."
"Use" is a regular verb; therefore, its past participle is "used".
use of past participle with to be
You use the past tense of a verb (e.g. sang) when the subject is being talked about in the past (the simple past tense). You use the past participle (e.g. have/has sung) when the subject is being talked about in the present (the present perfect tense). "Sung" is the past participle and "have/has" is an auxiliary verb that implies that the subject is referring to a past action in relation to the current present state.
Yes, the verb "be" can be used with past participles to form passive voice constructions. For example, "The book was written by the author."
Present tense: "I write a letter." Past tense: "I wrote a letter." Past participle: "I have written a letter."
We use the past perfect to show that an action happened before another action in the past. It is formed by combining "had" with the past participle of the verb (e.g. had gone). The past simple is used to talk about a completed action in the past at a specific time.
Rang is the past tense for the verb to ring.example: I rang the doorbell, but no one answered.Rung is the past participle for the verb to ring.example: John has rung the bell tower bells on campus before.note: participles require the use of the verb to have prior to the participle; "to have done something" - done is the past participle
When you use the simple past tense or any tense which requires the past participle, you can see whether the verb is regular or irregular.Any verb that does not add -ed to the base form in the simple past and the participle is an irregular verb.
The word "reported" is the past participle, past tense of the verb to report. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Example sentences:We reported the incident to management. (verb)The reported incident led to an investigation. (adjective)
You use the past tense of a verb (e.g. sang) when the subject is being talked about in the past (the simple past tense). You use the past participle (e.g. have/has sung) when the subject is being talked about in the present (the present perfect tense). "Sung" is the past participle and "have/has" is an auxiliary verb that implies that the subject is referring to a past action in relation to the current present state.