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"Seen" is the irregular past participle of "to see".
A regular verb will simply add -ed on to the end to form the past tense and past participle. For example, to form the past tense of the verb 'laugh', we add -ed to create 'laughed' which is also the past participle of the verb. Irregular verbs, however, don't add -ed to form the past tense or past participle. For example, the past tense of the verb 'see' becomes 'saw' whilst the past participle becomes 'seen'.
The two classifications for verbs based on the way they form the past tense and past participle are regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs form their past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" to the base form. In contrast, irregular verbs do not follow a standard pattern and have unique forms for the past tense and past participle.
For regular verbs the past participle is verb + edThe past participle of irregular verbs changes that is one of the reasons why they are called irregular verbs.You just have to learn - verb, past form and past participle. egrun / ran / runeat / ate / eatencost / cost / cost - sometimes the word is the same for all forms.let / let / let
"Hurt" is one of the "invariable" irregular verbs: Its past tense and past participle are both the same as the present.
"Seen" is the irregular past participle of "to see".
A regular verb will simply add -ed on to the end to form the past tense and past participle. For example, to form the past tense of the verb 'laugh', we add -ed to create 'laughed' which is also the past participle of the verb. Irregular verbs, however, don't add -ed to form the past tense or past participle. For example, the past tense of the verb 'see' becomes 'saw' whilst the past participle becomes 'seen'.
The two classifications for verbs based on the way they form the past tense and past participle are regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs form their past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" to the base form. In contrast, irregular verbs do not follow a standard pattern and have unique forms for the past tense and past participle.
For regular verbs the past participle is verb + edThe past participle of irregular verbs changes that is one of the reasons why they are called irregular verbs.You just have to learn - verb, past form and past participle. egrun / ran / runeat / ate / eatencost / cost / cost - sometimes the word is the same for all forms.let / let / let
iRRegular verb: to do, did, done.
The past tense is "came" and the past participle is "come", which in this irregular verb has the same form as the present tense.
"Hurt" is one of the "invariable" irregular verbs: Its past tense and past participle are both the same as the present.
The simple past is also 'beat'. The past participle is 'beaten'.
Irregular verbs.
If by "lay" is meant the present indicative and infinitive form of "to lay", a transitive verb, the past participle is "laid". "Lay", however, is also the past indicative form of the irregular and intransitive verb "to lie", and if that is the meaning of "lay", it, like other past tense verbs, has no participle of its own; the past participle of this meaning of "lie" is lain.
The past tense of take is took. The past participle is taken.
The past participle form of "preach" is "preached." For example, "He has preached at that church for many years."