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 ...
BBC

Irregular verbs in the perfect tense in Spanish

Watch out! Some past participles are irregular. For example, He hecho mis deberes - I have done my homework. As you go around telling people what you’ve done, remember to keep the following rule in ...
The New York Times

Are Participles a Thing of the Past?

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Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Understanding past participles is key to grammar

A lot of adults gave up on grammar long ago. They didn’t learn as much as they would have liked in school. Now there’s too much too learn. Amid a sea of gibberish about sentence-ending prepositions, ...