Which is correct? She is passed out. / She has passed out.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

When we say " she has passed out", we are using the participle "passed" to construct the perfect tense of a verb, and we are describing the moment in the past when she lost consciousness.

When we say "she is passed out", we are using the participle "passed" as an adjective to describe an ongoing state of unconsciousness.

Dignaga

@DrWatson She passed out.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Dignaga That would be the past tense, as opposed to the perfect tense.

helenS · 36-40, F

@DrWatson Would it be correct to say that "She is passed out" refers to her state (of being unconscious), whereas "She has passed out" refers to an event, something that happened?
Also, does "She has passed out" mean she is still unconscious?

Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M

@helenS She has passed out, means she is not conscious
She is passed out is not correct

helenS · 36-40, F

@Strictmichael75 Thank you 🌷

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@helenS Yes, that's how I see it.

helenS · 36-40, F

@DrWatson Thank you very much! From maths to grammar, you are always a source of knowledge 🌷

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@DrWatson Me too.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@helenS I have always found math and grammar to be similar.

helenS · 36-40, F

@DrWatson Grammar is the math of a language, sort of, right?

helenS · 36-40, F

@helenS ... or maybe, grammar is to a language what math is to the real physical world?

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@helenS I just see grammar as providing a formal structure One can deduce proper usage from grammar rules in a way that is analogous to proceeding deductively in a mathematical argument.