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Past Participles as adjectives

Past Participles as adjectives. -ado, - ido. In English. The past participle of many verbs can be used as an adjective. The past participle usually ends in – ed and is 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 -ado, -ido

  2. In English • The past participle of many verbs can be used as an adjective. The past participle usually ends in –ed and is frequently used with the verb –to be to describe people, places, and things. • The article is published • The door is closed

  3. How to form the past participle • To form the past participle : • Drop the infinitive ending • Add –ado for ar verbs • Add –ido for –er/-ir verbs • Arreglar-arreglado • Aprovechar-aprovechado • Pedir-pedido • Comer-comido

  4. Supply the correct past participle • 1. tocar ______________ • 2. ordenar_______________ • 3. quitar ________________ • 4. asistir _______________ • 5. concluir ______________ • 6. discutir ______________

  5. Agreement • When the past participle is used as an adjective, be sure the ending agrees in gender and in number with the noun it describes. El librocerradoThe closed book Los libroscerradosThe closed books La tiendacerradaThe closed store Las tiendascerradasThe closed stores

  6. Examples in a sentence • El hornoestáarreglado. The oven is fixed • Las tapas estánpedidas. The tapas are ordered. • El libroestácerrado. The book is closed. • La puertaestácerrada. The door is opened.

  7. The following verbs have irregular past participles

  8. Fill in the blanks with the correct past participle • El informeestá __________(escribir) • El microondasestá ___________(romper) • La duchaestá _________(limpiar) • Los mandadosestán __________(hacer) • La tiendaestá ____________(abrir)

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