Past Participle In Spanish

Front 1

When to use the past participle?

Back 1

In order to use a verb as an adjective to describe a person, place, or thing.

-->Must agree with the noun being modified

Front 2

-ar verbs

Back 2

Drop -ar and add one of the following
-ado (for masculine and singular)
-ada (for feminine and singular)
-ados (for masculine and plural)
-adas (for feminine and plural)

Front 3

-er/-ir verbs

Back 3

Same rules apply but endings are:
-ido
-ida
-idos
-idas

Front 4

Solo econtró gasolineras cerradas

Back 4

He only found closed gas stations.

Front 5

Él fue a Cali en un carro alquilado.

Back 5

He went to Cali in a rented car.

Front 6

Using estar + past participle

Back 6

Use this combination to describe a condition resulting from an action.

-->Use the third person singular and plural forms of estar.

Front 7

Ellos cerraron las gasolineras.

Ahoras las gasolineras están cerradas.

Back 7

They closed the gas stations

The gas stations are now closed.

Front 8

Él arreglo los frenos.

Los frenos están arreglados.

Back 8

He fixed the brakes.

The brakes are fixed.

Front 9

There are nine irregular past participles

Back 9

Same rules apply when selecting the endings as already mentioned

Front 10

abrir
to open

Back 10

abierto

Front 11

cubrir
to cover

Back 11

cubierto

Front 12

decir
to say

Back 12

dicho

Front 13

hacer
to do/make

Back 13

hecho

Front 14

escribir
to write

Back 14

escrito

Front 15

morirse
to die

Back 15

muerto

Front 16

poner
to put

Back 16

puesto

Front 17

romper
to break

Back 17

roto

Front 18

ver
to see

Back 18

visto