1215 lesson 10 grammar

Question 1

Past participles

• can be used as adjectives
  - must agree to subject in gender and number
• used with present perfect tense (pretérito perfecto) and past perfect tense (pretérito

Answer 1

• ar verbs: end in -ado

- er and -ir verbs: end in -ido

Question 2

Past participles irregular forms

Answer 2

Abrir > abierto
Decir > dicho
Escribir > escrito
Hacer > hecho
Mortir > muerto
Poner > puesto

Question 3

Present perfect tense (pretérito perfecto)

• equivalent to the use in English of the auxiliary verb “have + past participle”
• past participle does not agree to subject in gender or number

Answer 3

Haber (present indicative) + past participle

he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han

Question 4

Past perfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto)

• equivalent to the use in English of auxiliary verb “had + past participle”
• past participle does not agree to subject in gender or number
• masculine version only
• refers to actions, states, or events that were already completed before the start of another past action, state or event

Answer 4

Haber (imperfect) + past participle

había
habías
había
habíamos
habíais
habían