Impersonal forms - Past Participle 01

Question 1

Use 1. what is the main purpose of the past participle?

Answer 1

is to form the perfect tenses together with the auxiliar verb “haber” (to have, as an auxiliary verb)

Question 2

How many perfect tenses are there?

Answer 2

Four

Question 3

What are the perfect tenses?

Answer 3

present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, conditional perfect

Question 4

he comprado. What tense?

Answer 4

present perfect, “I have bought”

Question 5

habíamos/hubimos cantado. What tense?

Answer 5

past perfect, “I had bought”

Question 6

habrán comido. What tense?

Answer 6

future perfect, “They will have eaten.”

Question 7

habrías bebido. What tense?

Answer 7

conditional perfect, “You would have drunk”

Question 8

Use 2?

Answer 8

It can also work as an adjective. In this case, the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun that modifies.

Question 9

The injured man remains in the hospital.

Answer 9

El hombre accidentado continúa en el hospital.

Question 10

The pregnant woman gave birth last night.

Answer 10

La mujer embarazada dio a luz anoche.

Question 11

Students who have passed their exams have already finished classes.

Answer 11

Los alumnos aprobados ya han terminado las clases.

Question 12

Use 3?

Answer 12

It can also work as an attribute with copulative verbs such as ser, estar, and parecer (verbs that by nature cannot take a direct object). [Copulative here means “connective”]

Question 13

The cake is burnt.

Answer 13

El pastel está quemado.

Question 14

This house seems neglected.

Answer 14

Esta casa parece muy descuidada.

Question 15

Use 4?

Answer 15

To answer the question “¿cómo?” (how?).

Question 16

After the trip, we got home tired. (Answering the question “¿cómo?” )

Answer 16

Llegamos a casa cansados después del viaje.

Question 17

Use 5?

Answer 17

To answer the question “¿cuándo?” (when?).

Question 18

After having said all he had to say, he left. (Answering the question “¿cuándo?”)

Answer 18

Dicho lo que tenía que decir, se marchó. (Después de decir lo que…)

Question 19

Use 6?

Answer 19

To answer the question “¿por qué?” (why?).

Question 20

Being happy with the results, the players celebrated the victory. (Answering the question por que?)

Answer 20

Muy contentos con el resultado, los jugadores celebraron la victoria

Question 21

Use 7?

Answer 21

To answer the question “¿en qué caso?” (in what situation?).

Question 22

Be careful! Once the package has been opened, it can’t be returned. (To answer the question in what situation?)

Answer 22

¡Cuidado! Una vez abierto el paquete, no se puede devolver.

Question 23

Use 8?

Answer 23

It’s equivalent to “aunque” (although).

Question 24

Although he was less diligent than the rest of students, he graduated first in his class

Answer 24

Menos aplicado que los demás alumnos, se graduó el primero de la clase. (Aunque era menos aplicado que…)