Question

What is the Past Participle form of the verb ‘sow’?
a. sow
b. sowed
c. sowden
d. sown

Answer 1

Hint: Sow rhymes with grow. The past participle of grow is grown.

Complete answer:

The Past Tense denotes those actions that have already taken place in the past. To frame verbs in the past tense, you must conjugate the infinitive of the verb. Conjugate means to make the verb match the subject. ‘Infinitive’ refers to the ‘to form’ of a verb. E.g. - to meet.
There are four types of past tenses:
The Simple Past Tense is used when the action is indefinite in the past. It doesn’t make use of any auxiliary verb.
The Past Continuous Tense is used when the action is continuous in the past. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary was.
The Past Perfect Tense is used when the action has been completed in the past itself. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary had.
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used when an action is expected to continue up until a point in the past. The infinitive form of such verbs is preceded by the auxiliary had been.
A Past Participle is a verb form that is used in the Past Perfect and the Present Perfect tense. They also function as adjectives and are used in the passive voice. Most past participles are formed by adding ‘ed’ to the verb. E.g. We had talked.
There are exceptions to this rule. Our given question is one such exception. The past participle of the sow is sown. Therefore, option ‘d’ is the right answer.

Note: Remember all the conjugation exceptions to avoid making errors.