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Past Participles as Adjectives

Past Participles as Adjectives. page 337 Avancemos 3. Past Participles as Adjectives. In ENGLISH past participles usually end in “- ed ” and they are frequently used with the verb “to be” to describe people, places, and things. The article is published .

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Past Participles as Adjectives

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  1. Past Participles as Adjectives page 337Avancemos 3

  2. Past Participles as Adjectives • In ENGLISH past participles usually end in “-ed” and they are frequently used with the verb “to be” to describe people, places, and things. • The article is published. • Spanish: El artículo está publicado.

  3. Past Participles as Adjectives • Pastparticiples are frequentlyusedwiththeverb “estar” to describe theresult of anaction. • To form the past participle of a verb in Spanish, you add -adoto the stem of -ar verbs and -idoto the stem of most -er/-ir verbs.

  4. Past Participles as Adjectives • What are thepastparticiplesfortheseverbs? • arreglar • arreglado • esconder • escondido • pedir • pedido

  5. Past Participles as Adjectives • Whenthepastparticipleisused as anadjective, besuretheendingagrees in number and genderwiththenounit describes. • El horno está arreglado. • The oven isfixed(repaired). • Las tapas están perdidas. • Theappetizers are ordered.

  6. Past Participles as Adjectives • Some verbs have irregular past participles. • Memorize this acronym: • REVV MAC PHDD

  7. R roto E escrito V visto V vuelto M muerto A abierto C cubierto P puesto H hecho D dicho D devuelto Romper Escribir Ver Volver Morir Abrir Cubrir Poner Hacer Decir Devolver

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