Past Participle
1. Past Participle
The past participle is the third form of a verb (V3). It is used with auxiliary verbs (have, has, had, be, been) to form perfect tenses and passive voice. It can also work as an adjective.
Example: Verb: write – wrote – written
Past participle = written
- I have written a letter.
- The letter was written yesterday.
- This is a written document.
2. Types
| Regular verbs | Irregular verbs |
| Add -ed to the base form.Walk → Walked → WalkedPlay → Played → Played | Do not follow rules; must be memorized.Go → Went → GoneEat → Ate → EatenBuy → Bought → Bought |
3. Uses of Past Participle
Perfect Tenses
- Present Perfect: She has finished her work.
- Past Perfect: He had gone before I arrived.
- Future Perfect: They will have completed the project.
Passive Voice
- The song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
- The door has been locked.
As Adjectives
- A broken glass.
- A written exam.
4. List of 100 Irregular verbs
| Verb (V1) | Past Simple (V2) | Past Participle (V3) | Hindi Meaning |
| arise | arose | arisen | उठना / पैदा होना |
| awake | awoke | awoken | जागना |
| be | was/were | been | होना |
| bear | bore | borne | सहना / जन्म देना |
| beat | beat | beaten | मारना / पीटना |
| become | became | become | बनना |
| begin | began | begun | शुरू करना |
| bend | bent | bent | मोड़ना |
| bet | bet | bet | शर्त लगाना |
| bite | bit | bitten | काटना |
| blow | blew | blown | फूँक मारना |
| break | broke | broken | तोड़ना |
| bring | brought | brought | लाना |
| build | built | built | बनाना |
| buy | bought | bought | खरीदना |
| catch | caught | caught | पकड़ना |
| choose | chose | chosen | चुनना |
| come | came | come | आना |
| cost | cost | cost | मूल्य होना |
| cut | cut | cut | काटना |
| deal | dealt | dealt | व्यवहार करना |
| do | did | done | करना |
| draw | drew | drawn | खींचना / चित्र बनाना |
| drink | drank | drunk | पीना |
| drive | drove | driven | चलाना |
| eat | ate | eaten | खाना |
| fall | fell | fallen | गिरना |
| feed | fed | fed | खिलाना |
| feel | felt | felt | महसूस करना |
| fight | fought | fought | लड़ना |
| find | found | found | खोजना |
| fly | flew | flown | उड़ना |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | भूलना |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | माफ करना |
| freeze | froze | frozen | जमना |
| get | got | got/gotten | पाना / प्राप्त करना |
| give | gave | given | देना |
| go | went | gone | जाना |
| grow | grew | grown | बढ़ना |
| hang | hung | hung | लटकाना |
| have | had | had | पास होना |
| hear | heard | heard | सुनना |
| hide | hid | hidden | छिपाना |
| hit | hit | hit | मारना |
| hold | held | held | पकड़ना |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | चोट पहुँचाना |
| keep | kept | kept | रखना |
| know | knew | known | जानना |
| lay | laid | laid | रखना / बिछाना |
| lead | led | led | नेतृत्व करना |
| leave | left | left | छोड़ना |
| lend | lent | lent | उधार देना |
| let | let | let | अनुमति देना |
| lie | lay | lain | लेटना |
| lose | lost | lost | खोना |
| make | made | made | बनाना |
| mean | meant | meant | मतलब होना |
| meet | met | met | मिलना |
| pay | paid | paid | भुगतान करना |
| put | put | put | रखना |
| read | read | read | पढ़ना |
| ride | rode | ridden | सवारी करना |
| ring | rang | rung | घंटी बजाना |
| rise | rose | risen | उठना |
| run | ran | run | दौड़ना |
| say | said | said | कहना |
| see | saw | seen | देखना |
| sell | sold | sold | बेचना |
| send | sent | sent | भेजना |
| set | set | set | जमाना / रखना |
| shake | shook | shaken | हिलाना |
| shine | shone | shone | चमकना |
| shoot | shot | shot | गोली मारना |
| show | showed | shown | दिखाना |
| shut | shut | shut | बंद करना |
| sing | sang | sung | गाना |
| sink | sank | sunk | डूबना |
| sit | sat | sat | बैठना |
| sleep | slept | slept | सोना |
| speak | spoke | spoken | बोलना |
| spend | spent | spent | खर्च करना |
| stand | stood | stood | खड़ा होना |
| steal | stole | stolen | चोरी करना |
| swim | swam | swum | तैरना |
| take | took | taken | लेना |
| teach | taught | taught | पढ़ाना |
| tear | tore | torn | फाड़ना |
| tell | told | told | बताना |
| think | thought | thought | सोचना |
| throw | threw | thrown | फेंकना |
| understand | understood | understood | समझना |
| wake | woke | woken | जागना |
| wear | wore | worn | पहनना |
| win | won | won | जीतना |
| write | wrote | written | लिखना |
5. List of 100 Regular Verbs
| Base Form | Past | Past Participle | Hindi Meaning |
| Accept | Accepted | Accepted | स्वीकार करना |
| Add | Added | Added | जोड़ना |
| Agree | Agreed | Agreed | सहमत होना |
| Allow | Allowed | Allowed | अनुमति देना |
| Answer | Answered | Answered | उत्तर देना |
| Ask | Asked | Asked | पूछना |
| Bake | Baked | Baked | सेंकना/बेक करना |
| Call | Called | Called | बुलाना/फोन करना |
| Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned | साफ करना |
| Close | Closed | Closed | बंद करना |
| Compare | Compared | Compared | तुलना करना |
| Cook | Cooked | Cooked | पकाना |
| Count | Counted | Counted | गिनना |
| Create | Created | Created | बनाना/सृजन करना |
| Cry | Cried | Cried | रोना |
| Dance | Danced | Danced | नृत्य करना |
| Decide | Decided | Decided | निर्णय लेना |
| Deliver | Delivered | Delivered | पहुँचाना |
| Destroy | Destroyed | Destroyed | नष्ट करना |
| Divide | Divided | Divided | बाँटना/विभाजित करना |
| Dress | Dressed | Dressed | कपड़े पहनना |
| Drop | Dropped | Dropped | गिराना |
| Earn | Earned | Earned | कमाना |
| Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed | आनंद लेना |
| Enter | Entered | Entered | प्रवेश करना |
| Explain | Explained | Explained | समझाना |
| Finish | Finished | Finished | समाप्त करना |
| Fix | Fixed | Fixed | ठीक करना |
| Help | Helped | Helped | मदद करना |
| Hope | Hoped | Hoped | आशा करना |
| Imagine | Imagined | Imagined | कल्पना करना |
| Improve | Improved | Improved | सुधारना |
| Invite | Invited | Invited | आमंत्रित करना |
| Join | Joined | Joined | जुड़ना |
| Jump | Jumped | Jumped | कूदना |
| Kill | Killed | Killed | मारना |
| Kiss | Kissed | Kissed | चूमना |
| Knock | Knocked | Knocked | खटखटाना |
| Learn | Learned | Learned | सीखना |
| Like | Liked | Liked | पसंद करना |
| Listen | Listened | Listened | सुनना |
| Live | Lived | Lived | जीना |
| Look | Looked | Looked | देखना |
| Love | Loved | Loved | प्रेम करना |
| Marry | Married | Married | शादी करना |
| Match | Matched | Matched | मिलाना |
| Miss | Missed | Missed | याद करना/चूकना |
| Move | Moved | Moved | हिलाना/स्थान बदलना |
| Need | Needed | Needed | आवश्यकता होना |
| Notice | Noticed | Noticed | ध्यान देना |
| Open | Opened | Opened | खोलना |
| Order | Ordered | Ordered | आदेश देना/ऑर्डर करना |
| Paint | Painted | Painted | रंगना/चित्र बनाना |
| Play | Played | Played | खेलना |
| Point | Pointed | Pointed | इशारा करना |
| Practice | Practiced | Practiced | अभ्यास करना |
| Prefer | Preferred | Preferred | प्राथमिकता देना |
| Prepare | Prepared | Prepared | तैयारी करना |
| Promise | Promised | Promised | वादा करना |
| Protect | Protected | Protected | सुरक्षा करना |
| Pull | Pulled | Pulled | खींचना |
| Push | Pushed | Pushed | धक्का देना |
| Rain | Rained | Rained | बारिश होना |
| Reach | Reached | Reached | पहुँचाना |
| Remember | Remembered | Remembered | याद रखना |
| Repeat | Repeated | Repeated | दोहराना |
| Report | Reported | Reported | रिपोर्ट करना |
| Return | Returned | Returned | लौटना |
| Save | Saved | Saved | बचाना |
| Share | Shared | Shared | बाँटना |
| Show | Showed | Showed | दिखाना |
| Smile | Smiled | Smiled | मुस्कुराना |
| Start | Started | Started | शुरू करना |
| Stay | Stayed | Stayed | रहना |
| Stop | Stopped | Stopped | रोकना |
| Study | Studied | Studied | पढ़ाई करना |
| Talk | Talked | Talked | बात करना |
| Thank | Thanked | Thanked | धन्यवाद देना |
| Touch | Touched | Touched | छूना |
| Travel | Traveled | Traveled | यात्रा करना |
| Try | Tried | Tried | कोशिश करना |
| Turn | Turned | Turned | मुड़ना/घुमाना |
| Use | Used | Used | उपयोग करना |
| Visit | Visited | Visited | मुलाकात करना |
| Wait | Waited | Waited | इंतज़ार करना |
| Walk | Walked | Walked | चलना |
| Want | Wanted | Wanted | चाहना |
| Wash | Washed | Washed | धोना |
| Watch | Watched | Watched | देखना |
| Work | Worked | Worked | काम करना |
| Worry | Worried | Worried | चिंता करना |
| Wish | Wished | Wished | इच्छा करना |
| Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed | उधार लेना |
| Brush | Brushed | Brushed | ब्रश करना/साफ करना |
| Change | Changed | Changed | बदलना |
| Check | Checked | Checked | जाँचना |
| Climb | Climbed | Climbed | चढ़ना |
| Cover | Covered | Covered | ढकना |
| Close | Closed | Closed | बंद करना |
| Fill | Filled | Filled | भरना |
| End | Ended | Ended | समाप्त करना |
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