took - taken is another example, yes one is past tense - understood. But what does past participle really mean?
2006-12-12 03:18:01 · 7 answers · asked by knight 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"did" is what most modern grammar boks today call the Simple Past.
Simple Past, to put it simply, is used to talk about something which happened and was completed in the past.
eg I did my home work before I left the classroom.
" done " Is the past participle and has a number of uses, but it cannot be used, in the verb sense, by itself. eg It is a serious grammatical error to say What I done or, I done it
although, unfortunately, we hear it quite a lot.
The past participle is used for all the Perfect tenses eg
I have done my homework . This is Present Perfect and is used to talk about something that happened in the past but it speaks about the present situation. It implies that the homework has JUST been finished, or that you are talking to someone who has just mentioned your homework.
I had just done my homework when he walked in.
This is the Past Perfect. It is used when talking about two things that happened in the past, one before the other. The Past Perfect is used for the thing that happened first.
I will have done my homework by the time he arrives,
This is Future Perfect. I think this is self-explanatory, that it is used to speak about some thing that will be completed at some given time in the future.
There are other Perfect tenses, but I think it will only make things too detailed if I mention them all.
I must add, however, that the Passive voice needs the Past Participle.
John will do it. ( Active Voice)
It WILL BE DONE by John. (Passive Voice)
John did it. (Active)
It WAS DONE by John. (Passive)
John does this. (Active)
This IS DONE by John) (Passive)
I hope this helps. Good Luck.
2006-12-12 04:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by Palamino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The use of past participle simply means you can do something currently: Tommy did his homework today.
or: Tommy could have done his homework today.
Using past participle you denote that something was or could have been done in the past such as:
The homework was copied or recopied but was completed two years ago; last semester; last month, etc.
Past participle means something not completed such as when using did or done signifying tense but referencing a space of time not comparable to now or later as in tense.
2006-12-12 11:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Grammy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A verb form indicating past or completed action or time that is used as a verbal adjective in phrases such as baked beans and finished work and with auxiliaries to form the passive voice or perfect and pluperfect tenses in constructions such as She had baked the beans and The work was finished. Also called perfect participle.
2006-12-12 11:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Did" describes something performed either once, or done multiple times but 100% over with.
"I did go to ABC Amusement Park" implies that you have never gone there again.
"Done" describes something completed, but with the chance that you could do it again. It also requires a "helping" verb since it is the participle.
"I have done my homework for now" implies that you are finished with this portion, but you may go back to it.
You never say "I done my homework," by the way.
2006-12-12 11:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did- past tense done-past perfect tense
2006-12-12 11:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic answer-- did- something you have just finished(most recently),. done- something finished with enough time to be considered in the past.
2006-12-12 11:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by dadknows 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i already did it.
it is already done.
one refers more to the past action, while one [my second example] refers more to the state of it after it is completed.
2006-12-12 11:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by kae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋