The difference between showing and being shown.

I've met these two words before? (^_-? Let me talk about the difference. Showed is the past tense of the verb show, and shown is the past participle of show. Here is a table summarizing their basic knowledge, so you can have a brief understanding first:

After understanding their basic knowledge, let's look at their specific differences. (? )?

1, different word forms

Showed is the past tense of the verb show, and shown is the past participle of show.

Example:

She showed me her new car. She showed me her new car.

He has made great progress in his studies. He has made remarkable progress in his studies.

2, the time is different

Showed is usually used to indicate the action or state that happened at a certain moment in the past. Showed is often used with auxiliary verbs (such as as as, have and had) to indicate the action that h as been completed so far or in a certain period of time in the past.

Example:

They showed their tickets at the entrance.

The results show that our efforts are successful. The results proved that our efforts were successful.

3. Different voices

Showed is often used in active voice, while shown is often used in passive voice.

Example:

She showed us the way to the station. She showed us the way to the station.

The way to the station has been shown to us. It showed us the way to the station.

4. Different applications in sentence structure

Showed, as a past tense, is often the predicate of a sentence and directly describes the action, while shown, as a past participle, often appears in the perfect tense, passive voice or as an adjective.

Example:

I showed them the photos. I showed them the photos.

I showed them the photos. I showed them the photos.

5. Different collocation from other words

Showed is often used with to show something to someone, while shown is often used with be verb or with has/have/had in the perfect tense.

Example:

He showed a photo to his friend. He showed a photo to his friend.

(2) showed a photo to his friend. Showed a photo to his friend.