Search results for 'tag:Past Participle' matching tag 'Past Participle'http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPast+ParticipleSearch results for 'tag:Past Participle' matching tag 'Past Participle'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)Having been stunned, being stunned,stunnedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HavingStunnedBeingStunnedStunned/zpjch/post.htmFri, 28 Mar 2008 11:23:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:493942Hongkie<p>Having been stunned by the news, they&nbsp;burst into tears.</p> <p>Being stunned by the news, they burst into tears.</p> <p>Stunned by the&nbsp;news, they burst into tears.</p> <p>1. Are&nbsp;the above sentences grammatically correct? If so, do they have the same meaning?</p> <p>2. Is it true that the word &quot;burst&quot; here can be either past tense or present tense?</p> <p>3. I believe that they are all in passive voice. What are their tenses? What are their sentence structure?</p> <p>Thank you in advance.</p>shook hands vs had shaken handshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ShookHandsShakenHands/zmhvr/post.htmTue, 19 Feb 2008 01:26:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:478652fooladderWhich verb should we use when talking about shaking hands in the past tense? </p><p>Ex: I shook hands with Edward. I had shaken hands with Edward.&nbsp;</p><p>Both sound a bit awkward to me, as well as &quot;I shaken hands with Edward.&quot;&nbsp;Re: Do you put &quot;s&quot; on &quot;take&quot;http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouPutSOnTake/zmgrl/post.htm#478306Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:07:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:478306bernice.farrugia<em>He <strong>usually</strong> have to takes 10 seconds to get dress.<br /></em>1.&nbsp; The adverb &#39;usually&#39; in your sentence indicates routine - therefore you need to use the PRESENT SIMPLE tense.&nbsp; This particular tense needs the -s at the end for HE / SHE/ IT.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That is why we say &#39;<strong>He</strong> usually <strong>takes...&#39;&nbsp;<br /><br />THIS SENTENCE CANNOT BE SAID IN ANY OTHER WAY.<br /><br /></strong>2.&nbsp; <em>get dress<strong>ed</strong></em> -&nbsp; You NEED TO put the <strong>-ed </strong>after <em>dress</em> because this is a situation in which the speaker is talking about something that he did / does <strong>himself</strong>.&nbsp; In these situations we must use <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">GET + PAST PARTICIPLE</span>.&nbsp; </strong>The past participle ends in <strong>-ed</strong> when the verb is REGULAR (like <em>to dress</em>).&nbsp;<br /><br />Some other examples are:&nbsp; GET MARRI<strong>ED<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>GET DIVORC<strong>ED</strong><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GET WASH<strong>ED<br /><br /></strong>The above are all examples of regular verbs which take the <strong>-ed </strong>ending for the past participle.<br /><br />Some examples of irregular past participles are:&nbsp; GET LOST<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GET&nbsp;CAUGHT<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GET BROKEN&nbsp;<br /><br />The above 3 examples DO NOT end in <strong>-ed </strong>because they are NOT regular.