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