past participle in English

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          "text": "In the following sentences, the underlined word is a past participle:"
        },
        {
          "text": "Have you seen her?"
        },
        {
          "text": "The used book had a dirty cover."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have walked on this street many times."
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          "text": "The table is supported by four legs."
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    {
      "form": "past participle",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Grammar"
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        {
          "text": "In the following sentences, the underlined word is a past participle:"
        },
        {
          "text": "Have you seen her?"
        },
        {
          "text": "The used book had a dirty cover."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have walked on this street many times."
        },
        {
          "text": "The table is supported by four legs."
        }
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"past participle" meaning in English

Noun