Past Simple or Past Participle?

When to use the simple past tense

We use the simple past tense for actions that began and finished in the past. We do not have to say exactly when. The important thing is that it happened and is not happening now.

'I saw it'

When to use the past participle

The past participle is used with the following tenses:

Present Perfect

I have seen it.

Past Perfect

I had seen it.

Future Perfect

I will have seen it.

3rd Conditional

I would have seen it.

Passives

It was seen.

Read through the following sentences and choose the correct verb tense to complete each sentence.

Link: Irregular Verb List

• I ___ to him already.
  
  spoke
  speak
  spoken
  
  
• She has ___ me for a long time.
  
  knew
  known
  know
  
  
• My brother ___ my car keys.
  
  hid
  hide
  hidden
  
  
• Have you ever ___ a ghost?
  
  seen
  saw
  see
  
  
• She has ___ away her old clothes.
  
  thrown
  threw
  throw
  
  
• I have never ___ on a plane.
  
  flown
  fly
  flew
  
  
• He ___ his dog for a walk this morning.
  
  took
  taken
  take
  
  
• I don't know why they ___ that one.
  
  chosen
  choose
  chose
  
  
• We ___ selling computers last year.
  
  begun
  begin
  began
  
  
• They will have ___ all the way.
  
  swam
  swim
  swum