The Past Participle Crossword Puzzler!
past participle The form of the verb that is often described as ‘the third form’ (for example, drive is the first form, drove is the second form, and driven is the third). They are used either to express perfect tenses: I have written a report. I have bought a car, or the passive forms: Many reports are written in a hurry. The car has been bought. Some are also used as adjectives, e.g., A bought car. A carefully-written report. (From Typical Errors in English, page 257)
So how much do you know your past participles, or your 'third form' of the verb?
Here is a crossword puzzle where all the clues are in the 'first form'. or the infinitive - you just have to give the answer in the 'third form', or the past participle.
To avoid using your marker pen on your monitor - come on, you were not thinking of doing that, were you? - a PDF of this puzzle is available to download here.
Have fun!
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1. get
2. leave
3. make
4. show
6. drink
7. ride
8. see
9. hang
10. do
11. tear
12. cost
14. hide
15. sleep
16. wake
17. forget
18. bring
19. break
22. catch
23. steal
27. say
28. begin
32. swim
Across
2. light
4. stand
5. fly
7. rise
13. choose
16. wear
18. be
20. write
21. take
23. speak
24. teach
25. think
26. sell
28. bite
29. eat
30. come
31. go
32. sing
33. ring