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The Progressive Tenses

The Progressive Tenses

As in English, several past participles may be used with an active meaning, as:

  • Un hombre leído: A well-read man (a man who has read much).

The following are some examples:

Soundagradecido - grateful
Soundatrevido - bold, daring
Soundbien hablado - a courteous speaker
Soundcallado - taciturn
Soundcansado - tiresome
Soundcomedido - thoughtful, considerate
Soundcorrido - acute, artful
Sounddivertido - amusing
Soundentendido - experienced, conversant
Soundexperimentado - experienced, expert
Soundsufrido - patient

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Vocabulary

Soundalcalde - mayor
Soundlabor indígena - native labour
Soundcapataz - foreman
Soundcifras - figures

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Exercises

Exercise 1
Exercise 2



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