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Here we focus on verbs where the past participle is irregular, making the present perfect form irregular.
Aren't They All Irregular?
Well, you could make that argument since the verb haber is irregular!
But no, this lesson is about verbs whose past participle is irregular.
An Example
You would expect the past participle of decir to be decido.
Instead, it is dicho
, meaning said.
How about poner? The past participle is puesto
meaning put.
Let's see another... The past participle of ver, meaning seen, is visto.
Present Perfect Conjugation of ver
Example:
Has visto la luz.
You have seen the light.
Here is a list of some irregular past participles in Spanish:
| Infinitive | Past Participle | Meaning |
| abrir | abierto
| opened |
| cubrir | cubierto
| covered |
| decir | dicho
| said |
| describir | descrito
| described |
| envolver | envuelto
| wrapped |
| escribir | escrito
| written |
| hacer | hecho
| done |
| morir | muerto
| died |
| poner | puesto
| put |
| romper | roto
| broken |
| satisfacer | satisfecho
| satisfied |
| ver | visto
| seen |
| volver | vuelto
| returned |
For another conjugated example, here are forms of hacer that mean I have done, etc.
Present Perfect Conjugation of hacer
All the exercises in this lesson will have an irregular past participle.
Watch for compound words that follow the same patterns above. For example, the past participle of componer is compuesto.
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