What is the differnce between begun and began?

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begin
verb began (past tense), begun (past participle), beginning (present participle)
Begun is the past participle, meaning that you can only use it before a conjugation of "to have"
-I have begun
-She has begun

Began is in the preterite, meaning that you use it to indicate action in the past
-I began
-She began
"began" is the past tense of the verb "begin." You can use "began" alone in a sentence. Example, I began my dinner at 7:00PM yesterday.

"begun" is the past participle of the verb "begin." It can't be used alone. It is used to form some of the tenses such as present perfect, pas perfect tense.

Present Perfect: Have you begun your meal?

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