


There are many common verbs that have irregular participles in Spanish. The participle in Spanish plays the same functions as in English, and just like in that language, we must know the correct verb conjugation in participle so that the verb itself agrees with all the parts of the sentence.įorming the irregular past participle of verbs in Spanish In simple terms, the past participle in Spanish will require a change on the verb’s ending so that it can be used in grammatical tenses such as the perfect past tense, the future tense, the passive voice and others.

The participle will also be used in the passive voice and as a complement to the verbs “SER/ESTAR” (to be) to make sentences such as: “ Mi teléfono está muerto” (My phone is dead) and “ El libro fue escrito en 1908” (The book was written in 1908) The participle in Spanish is a non-personal form of the verb that will often end in the suffixes “ -ado/-ada” and “ -ido/ida” in its regular form, and with it, we can form grammatical tenses like the present perfect (pretérito perfecto) or past perfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto) to say things like “ He llegado” (I have arrived) or “ Yo había dicho” (I had said). Let’s start… What is the past participle in Spanish? We will explain the rules the easiest way possible and contextualize them with simple examples and grammar exercises.
SENTENCES IN PAST TENSE SPANISH HOW TO
On this occasion, we will learn how to form the past participle of verbs in Spanish, a non-personal form of the verb that works as a complement to different grammatical tenses in the language, such as the present perfect and the passive voice. Hello! Welcome to a new lesson on Spanish grammar.
