| 41. | All other verbs use the perfect tense ( " h?" + past participle ) for the past.
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| 42. | It denotes completed action, and is equivalent to the English construct with " having " + past participle.
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| 43. | The past participle indicates completed actions.
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| 44. | Just to prove my point, verbs somewhat synonimous to the above get by with only one past participle.
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| 45. | The secondary forms are a plain form used for the infinitive, a gerund participle and a past participle.
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| 46. | Many other irregular verbs are easily recognized because the " pass?simple " often resembles the past participle.
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| 47. | All usage manuals consider shrank the preferred or exclusive past tense of shrink, shrunk being the past participle.
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| 48. | Why do a rare few verbs in the English language have alternate past participles when only one is necessary?
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| 49. | Some past participles and other words underwent i-umlaut in Old West Norse but not in Old East Norse dialects.
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| 50. | How will this past participle of a short verb, in future permutations, further transform its meaning and vivify our tongue?
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