Participios Pasados Esp. 3 H C.10
Formation Start with the infinitive Drop the last two letters Add the ADO / IDO ending
Examples Hablar, Comer, Vivir Habl, Com, Viv Hablado, Comido, Vivido
Exceptions If the ER / IR verb has a stem that ends in a vowel, then the past participle will have an accent on the I. ie…He leído la novela tres veces. **(except guirverbs)**
Irregulars abrir – abierto cubrir – cubierto escribir – escrito decir – dicho hacer – hecho morir – muerto romper – roto ver – visto poner – puesto volver - vuelto
Usages Past participles used with the HABER form the perfect tenses. When used as a past participles, there is only one form and it does not change. When used with SER or ESTAR, the participles are used as adjectives and must agree with the noun or pronoun they modify.