Past Participles used as Adjectives

Espanol 2 Capitulo 4.2

Trabajo de timbreEmpareja las fotos con los verbos correctos.

•1. 2. 3.

a. torcer b. romper c. cortar d. quemar e. vendar f. abrir g. hinchar h. infectar

cuaderno pg 46

Past participles

Verbs have forms called past participles which can be used as adjectives.

•torcer- to twist

•torcido-twisted

•I twisted my ankle. Me torcí el tobillo.

•My ankle is twisted. Tengo el tobillo torcido.

ar verbs

form past particples by adding -ado to ar verbs

•hinchar- hinchado -swollen

•cortar- cortado- cut

•quemar- quemado- burned

er/ir

•for ir/er verbs add -ido

•herir- herido injured

•torcer-torcido twisted

irregulars

•romper- roto broken

•abrir- abierto open

they are used as adjectives

•because these past participles are used as adjectives, they must agree with the nouns in number and gender.

•rodillas hinchadas- swollen knees

•hombros rotos- broken shoulders

the articles•when using reflexive pronouns to

talk about injuries, use definite articles before the parts of the body

•Me quemé el dedo. I burned my finger.

•Se torció el tobillo. She twisted her ankle.

Act. 31

Las excusas ridiculas

•Hay que hablar con un compañero de las exusas ridiculas que has usado en tu vida para evitar algo que no quisiste hacer.

tarea

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