Become and Left - Past Participles

What are past participles?

Past participles are a form of a verb that are used to create the following:

• Perfect tense: I have eaten.
• Passive voice: The cake was baked by Mary.
• Adjectives: The broken vase.

The past participle of 'become'

'Become' is an irregular verb that means to start being something. The past participle of 'become' is 'become'.

For example:

• Present tense: I become a doctor next year.
• Past tense: I became a doctor ten years ago.
• Past participle: I had become a doctor by the time I was 30.

The past participle of 'leave'

'Leave' is a regular verb that means to go away from someone or something. The past participle of 'leave' is 'left'.

For example:

• Present tense: I leave for work at 8am.
• Past tense: I left work early yesterday.
• Past participle: I have left work early before.