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Verbs with two past participles Posted by Adir on Sep 6, 2011
There are some verbs in Spanish that have two participles. The regular one (ending in -ado or -ido) forms los tiempos compuestos and the irregular one is often used as an adjective or an adverb. Let’s check out the most common ones: absorber (to absorb) – absorbido – absorto abstraer (to abstract) – abstraído – abstracto…
Irregular Past Participles Posted by Adir on May 19, 2010
The past participles in Spanish are widely used in the Pretérito Perfecto (haber + participio pasado). There are, however, some irregular past participles. Here are common irregular past participles in Spanish. abrir (to open) – abierto cubrir (to cover) – cubierto decir (to say) – dicho descubrir (to discover) – descubierto devolver (to return) –…
Verbs with two participles Posted by Adir on May 5, 2010
Some verbs in Spanish have two past participles: one is used to form los tiempos compuestos and the other is used as an adjective or an adverb. Here’s a list of some common verbs with two past participles. The first form is the regular form and the second one is irregular. absorber (to absorb) –…
Irregular Past Participles Posted by Adir on Jul 30, 2008
Learning to use Spanish verbs correctly is a hassle, and we all know that. When we learn the Pretérito Perfecto, we come up with irregular past participles. Here’s a list of some common irregular past participles. * abrir (to open), abierto * absolver (to absolve), absuelto * cubrir (to cover), cubierto * decir (to say…