The Past Participle
What is it?
The Past Participle is a verb form which used with an auxillary verb as have will make up the two tenses Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
For example han har spist (he has eaten) and han havde spist (he had eaten).
The Rules
Method #1 [infinitive verb] + et
Method #2 [infinitive verb] + t
Method #3 Vowel Change!!!
Examples
#1. [infinitive verb] + et
| Infinitive | Past Participle | EN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| at hedde | heddet | been called | |
| at leve | levet | lived | |
| at bo | boet | lived |
#2. [infinitive verb] + t
| Infinitive | Past Participle | EN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| at have | haft | had | |
| at spise | spist | eaten | |
| at købe | købt | bought |
Notice the irregularity in the verb haft from have.
#3. Vowel Change
| Infinitive | Past Participle | EN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| at synge | sunget | sung | |
| at drikke | drukket | drunk |
See more examples of the Past Participle in the sections Present Perfect and Past Perfect.