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Past Participle

Past Participle

The past participle is formed by adding the suffix (ado) to (ar) verbs and (ido) to (er) and (ir) verbs. Here are some examples:

ar verbs
Soundhablar ---> Soundhablado (spoken)
Soundcambiar ---> Soundcambiado (changed)
Soundgustar ---> Soundgustado (enjoyed)

er and ir verbs
Soundcomer ---> Soundcomido (eaten)
Soundtener ---> Soundtenido (had)
Soundsalir ---> Soundsalido (departed)

Many verbs have irregular past participles. Here are some common ones:

Soundabrir ---> Soundabierto (opened)

Sounddecir ---> Sounddicho (said)

Soundhacer ---> Soundhecho (done or made)

Soundmorir ---> Soundmuerto (dead)

Soundponer ---> Soundpuesto (put)

Soundromper ---> Soundroto (broken)

Soundver ---> Soundvisto (seen)

Past participles are used to describe the nature or states of things.

Related Topics

past participle as adjective
Vocabulary

General

Soundcreer - to believe
Soundpintar - to paint
Soundromper - to break
vocab 1 vocab 2 vocab 3

Medical

Soundcirugia - surgery
Soundsangre - blood
vocab 1 vocab 2

Exercises

General

hablar, comer & recibir
verb form vs adjective more

Medical

multiple choice 1 --2 --3

Use of Past Participle

[ example sentences ]

hablado comido hecho dicho



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