Past/Past participle

The passive, which is what you have, requires the third form of the verb, taken.

The active forms would be:

The students need to take the test. (infinitive)
The students take the test. (simple present)
The students took the test. (simple past)

The passive forms are:

The test needs to be taken by the students. (infinitive)
The test is taken by the students. (simple present)
The test was taken by the students. (simple past)

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So, there are no past participles used in any other way? (except for passive forms)
And thanks for the answer.

AnswersSo, there are no past participles used in any other way? (except for passive forms)And thanks for the answer.

No, the third form (the past participle) is used to form the present and past perfect tenses as well.

The students have taken all their exams.
Fortunately, the students had taken all their exams before the snow storm f

Answers Test that needs to be taken Test that needs to be took Which is right and why?

Only the first is correct. "to be" cannot be followed by the past tense form of a verb. You have to be careful with the irregular verbs on this one.

take, took, taken: to be took is wrong.
give, gave, given: to be gave is wrong.
eat, ate, e

AnswersSo, there are no past participles used in any other way? (except for passive forms)And thanks for the answer.

They are used to modify nouns:

The painted wall
The married woman
A well-known author
The written word
The stolen car
A fallen tree branch
A wilted flower
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est that needs to be taken Test that needs to be took Which is right and why?

It's because the construction is passive, which uses the the past participle.

Active: Subject + modal + infinitive
I need to drive
You should eat that cake before it goes stale

Passive: Subject + modal + infinitive TO BE + past participle
I need