Notes # 7
Past Participles as Adjectives
Descubre 2–Lesson 5.3
Past Participles as Adjectives
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Adjectives that are formed from verbs are
called past participles.
In ENGLISH past participles usually end in “ed” and they are frequently used with the
verb “to be” to describe people, places, and
things.
 Example: The article is published.
 El artículo está publicado.
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Past Participles as Adjectives
Past participles are frequently used with the
verb “estar” to describe the result of an
action.
 To form most past participles of verbs in
Spanish, you drop the ending of the infinitive
(ar/er/ir) and add –ado to the stem for –ar
verbs or –ido to the stem for er/ir verbs.
 As with all adjectives in Spanish, they should
agree in number & gender with the nouns
they describe.
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Past Participles as Adjectives
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What are the past
participles for these verbs?
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Arreglar
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Arreglado
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Esconder
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Escondido
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Pedir
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Pedido
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Cerrar
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Cerrado
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perder
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perdido
Past Participles as Adjectives
When the past participle is used as an
adjective, be sure the ending agrees in gender and
number with the noun it describes.
 La oficina está cerrada.
 The office is closed.
 Nosotros estamos perdidos.
 We are lost.
 Carmen está bien vestida hoy.
 Carmen is well dressed today.
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Past Participles as Adjectives
***As always, there are some verbs that have irregular past participles:
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Abrir (to open)
Decir (to say/to tell)
Descubrir (to discover)
Escribir (to write)
Freír ( to fry)
Hacer (to do/to make)
Imprimir (to print)
Ir (to go)
Morir (to die)
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Abierto
Dicho
Descubierto
Escrito
Frito
Hecho
Impreso
Ido
muerto
Past Participles as Adjectives
***As always, there are some verbs that have irregular past participles:
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Poner (to put)
Resolver (to solve)
Romper (to break)
Ver (to see)
Volver (to return)
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Puesto
Resuelto
Roto
Visto
Vuelto
Práctica
1.
La ducha no funciona. Está ______
(romper).
2.
1.
Rota
2.
arreglado
3.
Pedidas
4.
Conectada
5.
relajados
El horno está _______ (arreglar).
3.
Las tapas están ______ (pedir).
4.
Mi computadora está _______.
(conectar)
5.
Nosotros estamos ________ (relajar).
Más Práctica. Write the following in
Spanish
1.
The refrigerator is open.
2.
The offer is written.
3.
The meat is fried.
4.
The cake is done.
5.
The tickets are printed.
6.
The cats are dead.
7.
The microwave is fixed.
8.
The bathtub is broken.
1.
Do for h/w if you were
absent!!