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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Begun / Began

What exactly is the difference between begun and began? Are these two uses correct?

"Before we had even begun"

"I finally began"
  

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Began is the simple past of 'begin', while begun is the past participle used with have/has to form the present perfect and with had to form the past perfect.

  • Began is the simple past of 'begin', while begun is the past participle used with have/has to form the present perfect and with had to form the past perfect.
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Began is the simple past of 'begin', while begun is the past participle used with have/has to form the present perfect and with had to form the past perfect.

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