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Spanish Quiz 16
spanish quiz over present perfect / participles used as adjectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Use the present perfect to refer to a past event, action, or condition that has some relation to the present. | true; ex: he lavado los platos (I have washed the dishes.) haber (auxiliary verb) will always be right next to the past participle verb!! they cannot be separated. |
| Haber | to have (have or has in a sentence.) |
| lavar | to wash |
| vivir | to live |
| Present perfect formula | haber + present participle of main verb; formed with endings ado (ar) and ido (er/ir) |
| comer | to eat |
| traer | to bring |
| Present tense of Haber | yo (he), tu (has), ud/el/ella (ha), nos (hemos), vos (habeis), uds, ellos/as (han) |
| leer | to read |
| trabajar | to work |
| you will generally have the subject, then haber, then the verb with ado/ido based on the ending (not gender/plural specific) | true. |
| If the stem of an -er verb ends in a vowel, use a written accent on the i of -ido. | example: (leer to leído) A, E, I, O or U stem. |
| abrir (to open) | abierto |
| cubrir (to cover) | cubierto |
| decir (to say, to speak) | dicho |
| escribir (to write) | escrito |
| hacer (to do, to make) | hecho |
| morir (to die) | muerto |
| poner (to put) | puesto |
| romper (to break) | roto |
| ver (to see) | visto |
| volver (to return) | vuelto |
| Formula for participle used as an adjective | estar (to be, state of being) + past participle. Estar will usually be is or are in a sentence. |
| preparar (to prepare) | preparado, preparada, preparadas, preparados |
| Esconder (to hide) | escondido, escondida, escondidos, escondidas |
| Participles used as adjectives will agree in number and gender. | true; they agree with the noun they modify |
| Participles used as adjectives describe the state or condition resulting from a past action | true. |
| Possible endings for regular verbs (participles used as adjectives) | ado, ido, ados, idos, |
| If the verb is irregular... | you either change the ending from an o to an a or vice versa to match gender, or add an s to make plural. sometimes no change is needed: ex: hecha, hechas. abiertas, abiertos, abierto, abierta. |
| preocupar (to worry) | preocupada, preocupado, preocupadas, preocupados |
| Cansar (tired) | cansado, cansada, cansados, cansadas |