过去分词(past participle)是分词的一种。规则动词的过去分词一般是由动词加ed构成，不规则动词的过去分词见不规则动词表(见教材P114－P115)。
[观察例句]
1．Before the show，hundreds of excited visitors waited in their seats eagerly.
2．Come and read the poem written by an eightyearold boy!
3．I felt myself often confused at first.
4．She had her painting boxed so it was delivered safely.
