Rambharosey Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past tense and Past participle..
Can someone please let me know the 'easiest' (dummy kind of) way to distinguish whether a verb form is used in past tense or as a past participle.
I am especially referring to the verb forms that end in '-ed' in both past tenese and past participle.
For example,
Bored by his daily routine, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as a participle.
He was bored by his daily routine and so, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as a participle.
His daily routine bored him and so, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as Past tense.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
I am especially referring to the verb forms that end in '-ed' in both past tenese and past participle.
For example,
Bored by his daily routine, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as a participle.
He was bored by his daily routine and so, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as a participle.
His daily routine bored him and so, he went on a sabbatical. - Bored is used as Past tense.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
Top answer
If have, has or had or any form of to be occurs or is implied before bored , it is a participle, not past tense. Examples: It has bored me for ages. We were bored all day.
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If have, has or had or any form of to be occurs or is implied before bored, it is a participle, not past tense. Examples:
It has bored me for ages.
We were bored all day.
You'll be bored in that small town.
It has bored me for ages.
We were bored all day.
You'll be bored in that small town.
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