[Past participles](#/lesson/Verbs.Re12) are used in the [perfect tense](#/lesson/Verbs.Re13) and the [passive voice](#/lesson/Verbs.Ot05).
There are three verbs that can be connected with a past participle: _hebben_ and _zijn_ for the perfect tense and _zijn_ and _worden_ for the passive voice.
hebben | to have | Loes heeft het boek gelezen | Loes has read the book
zijn | to be | Mieke is op tijd gekomen | Mieke has come on time
worden | to become | Martijn wordt verwend | Martijn is (being) spoiled