Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: A primer on past participles for the sticklers among us

I’m a little fussy about past participles. Unjustifiably fussy. It may have to do with the fact that I married someone from small-town Massachusetts, where everything is “I have ate this” and “I ...
Times Union

Some past participles require care

Last week we talked about how to look up past participles in your dictionary. Here's a condensed lesson: For any irregular verb, the past tense and past participle are listed right after the entry ...
The Star

Tricky past participles

Looking at some unusual features of past participles. THE results of the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) examination were out. I got a ’phone call from my dear friend Shirley Lee. She was a little ...
Los Angeles Times

Column: A Word, Please: Sometimes it’s hard to navigate past participles

Last night, Joe dreamt of Mary. Or would it be better to say that he dreamed of her? More important: How can you know for sure? Past participles confuse a lot of people. Take it from someone whose ...
The New York Times

Are Participles a Thing of the Past?

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