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Irregular past participles<br />

All conjugations in the present perfect tense begin with haber conjugated in the present tense,<br />

followed by a past participle. Most past participles are regular. However, there are several irregular<br />

past participles, and they fall into two distinct groups.<br />

One group of irregular past participles follows a pattern, which makes them easier to learn.<br />

Most -er and -ir verbs with a vowel (other than u) immediately preceding the infi nitive ending<br />

have past participles that end with -ído (note the accent over the i of the ending). <strong>Verb</strong>s ending<br />

with -uir, however, are regular. For example, the past participle of construir is construido. Th e<br />

second group of irregular past participles must be learned individually.<br />

Below are several <strong>com</strong>mon verbs that have irregular past participles.<br />

VOCABULARIO<br />

Irregular past participles that end with -ído<br />

atraer to attract atraído<br />

caer to fall caído<br />

creer to believe creído<br />

leer to read leído<br />

oír to hear oído<br />

poseer to possess poseído<br />

sonreír to smile sonreído<br />

traer to bring traído<br />

Irregular past participles that must be learned individually<br />

abrir to open abierto<br />

cubrir to cover cubierto<br />

decir to say, tell dicho<br />

describir to describe descrito<br />

descubrir to discover descubierto<br />

devolver to return (something) devuelto<br />

disolver to dissolve disuelto<br />

envolver to wrap, wrap up envuelto<br />

escribir to write escrito<br />

freír to fry frito<br />

hacer to make, do hecho<br />

morir to die muerto<br />

oponer to oppose opuesto<br />

poner to put, place puesto<br />

proveer to provide, furnish provisto<br />

pudrir to rot, languish podrido<br />

resolver to resolve resuelto<br />

romper to break, break through/up roto<br />

ver to see visto<br />

volver to return vuelto<br />

He abierto la puerta. I have opened the door.<br />

No hemos hecho nada. We haven’t done anything.<br />

¿No has escrito la carta? Haven’t you written the letter?<br />

¿Habéis visto la película? Have you all seen the movie?<br />

Él me ha dicho una mentira. He has told me a lie.<br />

Los huevos se han podrido. Th e eggs have rotted.<br />

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