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SSB End of Lesson 19 Flashcards

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1
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What is a past participle?

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The past participle is a verb form that is essential to the conjugation of compound tenses. Past participles are also often used as adjectives or for the passive voice. In English, past participles end in “-ed” or “-en”: “I’ve already cooked - Ya he cocinado. “I’ve already eaten” - Ya he comido.

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How do you form a past participle?

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The past participle for regular verbs is formed by adding -ado to the stem of -ar verbs or -ido to the stem of -er or -ir verbs.

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Can past participles be used as adjectives?

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Yes, past participles are often used as adjectives. When they do, they agree in number and gender: “The girls are tired” –> Las niñas están cansadas.

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Translate to Spanish:

I’ve canceled the trip

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He cancelado el viaje

canceled - cancelado. This is the past participle of the verb cancelar. Add -ado to the stem of the verb.

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Translate to Spanish:

Repeat what you have learned

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Repite lo que has aprendido

learned - aprendido. This is the past participle of the verb aprender. Add -ido to the stem of the verb.

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Translate to Spanish:

She’s lived in 12 countries

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Ella ha vivido en doce países

lived - vivido (-ir past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

We’ve already explained it to her

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Ya se lo hemos explicado

explained - explicado (-ar past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

You all have not met my friend Alexander?

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¿No habéis conocido a mi amigo Alejandro?

met - conocido (-er past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

His books have been translated into many languages

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Sus libros han sido traducidos a muchos idiomas

translated - traducido (-ir past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

When they got back, I had already eaten

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Cuando volvieron, yo ya había comido

I had eaten (past perfect) - (yo) había comido. Note that in Spanish compound tenses, the helping verb haber and its participle are never separated.

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Translate to Spanish:

You had done a lot for them

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Tú habías hecho mucho para ellos

you had done (past perfect) - habías hecho

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Translate to Spanish:

Monica had been happy

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Mónica había estado feliz

he/she had been (past perfect) - (él/ella/Ud) había estado

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Translate to Spanish:

My brother and I had reserved a hotel room

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Mi hermano y yo habíamos reservado un cuarto en el hotel

we had reserved (past perfect) - habíamos reservado

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Translate to Spanish:

You all had aready left when they arrived

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Ustedes ya se habían ido cuando llegaron

you had left (past perfect, Spain) - habíais ido

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Translate to Spanish:

They had sung for the president

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Habían cantado para el presidente

they had sung (past perfect) - habían cantado

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Translate to Spanish:

I had moved to California for a year

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Me había mudado a California por un año

I had moved (changed residence) - me había mudado. Recall that mudarse is a reflexive verb, and that the reflexive pronoun should go before the helping verb in compound tenses.

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Translate to Spanish:

Had you reserved a hotel room before your trip?

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¿Habías reservado un cuarto en el hotel antes del viaje?

you had reserved (in a hotel, restaurant) - tú habías reservado

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Translate to Spanish:

She had bumped into an old friend in Berlin

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Ella se había tropezado con un viejo amigo en Berlín

he/she had bumped into (past perfect) - él/ella/Ud se había tropezado con

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Translate to Spanish:

We had told her everything

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Le habíamos contado todo

We had told (past perfect) - nosotros habíamos contado

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Translate to Spanish:

The teacher had posed a dificult problem to the class

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La profesora había propuesto un problema difícil a la clase

she had posed, put forward (past perfect) - ella había propuesto

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Translate to Spanish:

They had announced the good news before the party

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Habían anunciado las buenas noticias antes de la fiesta

they had announced (past perfect) - ellos/ellas/Uds habían anunciado

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Translate to Spanish:

I had already prepared it beforehand

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Ya lo había preparado anteriormente

earlier, beforehand, previously - anteriormente

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What are irregular past participles?

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Some past participles in Spanish are irregular in that they do not end in -ado or -ido. Instead, they have entirely irregular forms: “I’ve already returned the books George lent me” –> Ya he devuelto los libros que Jorge me prestó.

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Translate to Spanish:

You’ve opened my eyes to the truth

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Me has abierto los ojos a la verdad

opened - abierto. Note that this is the irregular past participle of the verb abrir. The form *abrido *does not exsit.

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Translate to Spanish:

The boy covers the table with a tablecloth

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El niño cubre la mesa con un mantel

to cover, conceal - cubrir

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Translate to Spanish:

The company has covered all the costs

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La empresa ha cubierto todos los costos

covered, concealed (irregular past participle) - cubierto. The noun costo comes from the verb costar, “to cost.” An alternative is gasto, or “expense.”

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Translate to Spanish:

She’s told me everything about the trip

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Me ha dicho todo sobre el viaje

said, told - dicho. Note that this is the irregular past participle of the verb decir. (The form decido does not exist.)

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Translate to Spanish:

I read the words written on the piece of paper

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Leí las palabras escritas en la hoja de papel

written - escrito (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

I like to fry eggs for breakfast

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Me gusta freír huevos para desayuno

to fry - freír

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Translate to Spanish:

For breakfast I made fried eggs

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Para el desayuno preparé huevos fritos

fried - frito (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

The homework is well done

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La tarea está bien hecha

made, done - hecho (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

Did the machine print your name on the ticket?

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¿Imprimió la máquina tu nombre en el boleto?

to print - imprimir

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Translate to Spanish:

Your name is printed on the ticket

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Tu nombre está impreso en el boleto

printed - impreso (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

He was sad because his dog had died

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Estaba triste porque su perro se había muerto

dead, deceased - muerto (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

I placed your books and pencils on the table

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He puesto tus libros y lápices en la mesa

put, placed - puesto (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

They want to resolve the problem

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Quieren resolver el problema

to resolve - resolver

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Translate to Spanish:

The problem has been resolved

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El problema se ha resuelto

resolved - resuelto (irregular past participle)

38
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Translate to Spanish:

All my pencils are broken

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Todos mis lápices están rotos

broken - roto (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

Does his work satisfy him?

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¿Le satisface su trabajo?

to satisfy - satisfacer

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Translate to Spanish:

He’s satisfied by the work he’s doing.

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Está satisfecho del trabajo que está haciendo.

satisfied - satisfecho

41
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Translate to Spanish:

I haven’t seen her in a long time

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No la he visto en mucho tiempo

seen - visto (irregular past participle)

42
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Translate to Spanish:

The president has returned from Europe

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Ha vuelto el presidente desde Europa

returned from somewhere - vuelto (irregular past participle)

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Translate to Spanish:

He has already returned the book to me

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Ya me ha devuelto el libro

returned to someone - devuelto (irregular past participle)

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