DIV: Review Lesson - Irregular Past Participles

Irregular Past Participles

Several Spanish verbs form irregular past participles. Review the following carefully so that you can use these forms correctly.

Irregular Past Participles
Infinitive Past Participle Infinitive Past Participle
abrir - to open
cubrir - to cover
decir - to say
escribir - to write
freír - to fry
hacer - to do		 abierto - open(ed)
cubierto - covered
dicho - said
escrito - written
frito - fried
hecho - done
 morir - to die
poner - to put
resolver - to resolve
romper - to break
ver - to see
volver - to return		 muerto - dead; having died
puesto - put
resuelto - resolved
roto - broken
visto - seen
vuelto - returned

Note:

If an -er or -ir verb stem ends in a vowel, then the past participle is written with an accent over the i. There is an exception, though, for verbs ending in -uir.

Por ejemplo: 

  • leer (to read) → leído (read)
  • oír (to hear) → oído (heard)
  • traer (to bring) → traído (brought)

But:

  • destruir (to destroy) → destruido (destroyed)

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