Past Participles as adjectives
Participios pasados Can be used to describe a condition or an injury to a part of a body. It is like the “ed” form of the verb but not the preterite. Tengo el tobillo torcido My ankle is sprained
The formula… Drop the infinitive ending and add –ado to –ar verbs and -ido to –er/-ir verbs. Hinchar hinchado (swollen) Torcer torcido (sprained) Herir herido (hurt)
Unos ejemplos… Infectar Infectado Tomar Tomado Cortar cortado Hablar Hablado Vendar Vendado Quemar quemado
Dos irregulares… Romper roto (broken) Abrir abierto (opened)
When do we use the past participle? When using it as an adjective it will go after the noun it is describing and must follow gender/number. It is also often used after the verb ESTAR (it is…)