استخدامات التصريف الثالث للفعل past participle هي:-
* يستخدم مع الأزمنة التامة perfect tenses والتي تكون في العادة مسبوقة بـِ has - have - had أمثلة:
I have written a letter
She has made a cup of coffee
They had arrived after sunset
* يستخدم أيضاً مع صيغة المبني للمجهول passive voice ويكون قبله is - am - are - was were - been - be أمثلة:
The door was closed
The letters were sent
Dates are grown in Saudi Arabia
the shoes have been repaired
* يستخدم كصفة participle adjective أمثلة:
I am pleased to write you these lines
They replaced the broken window
* يعرفه المتقدمين في اللغة ويسمى participial phrase أمثلة:
Based on the results of the tests, we changed our plan
Discouraged by his poor performance, Alan dropped out the race
