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Verbs with two participles Posted by on May 5, 2010 in Spanish Grammar

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) – absorbido – absorto
abstraer
(to abstract) – abstraído – abstracto
atender
(to pay attention, to see) – atendido – atento
bendecir
(to bless) – bendecido – bendito
confundir
(to confuse) – confundido – confuso
convencer
(to convince) – convencido – convicto
confesar
(to confess) – confesado – confeso
corromper
(to corrupt) – corrompido – corrupto
corregir
(to correct) – corregido – correcto
despertar
(to awaken) – despertado – despierto
difundir
(to spread) – difundido – difuso
elegir
(to elect) – elegido – electo
eximir
(to exempt) – eximido – exento
expresar
(to express) – expresado – expreso
extender
(to extend) – extendido – extenso
extinguir
(to extinguish) – extinguido – extinto
fijar
(to fix) – fijado – fijo
freír
(to fry) – freído – frito
hartar
(to tire of) – hartado – harto
imprimir
(to print) – imprimido – impreso
invertir
(to invest) – invertido – inverso
juntar
(to join) – juntado – junto
maldecir
(to curse) – maldecido – maldito
nacer
(to be born) – nacido – nato
oprimir
(to opress) – oprimido – opreso
presumir
(to suppose) – presumido – presunto
prender
(to light) – prendido – preso
salvar
(to save) – salvado – salvo
soltar
(to release) – soltado – suelto
sujetar
(to tie) – sujetado – sujeto
teñir
(to dye) – teñido – tinto

Nos vemos prontito.

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Comments:

  1. alia butler:

    im lost! lol, will you explain “los tiempos compuestos”?

    • David Carmona:

      @alia butler “Tiempos compuestos” are “compound tenses” in English, those that are formed with the past participle of the main verb and an auxiliary verb. For example:

      I have finished —- He terminado (present perfect)
      I had done —- Había hecho (past perfect)

      are compound tenses both in English and Spanish.

  2. Jeremías:

    I’ve also noticed that in normal speaking:
    traumatizar often takes the participle of ‘traumado’

    I would expect this to be more a shortening from common usage.

    Thoughts?