conjugation.nonfinite.participle

The past participle: -ado, -ido

-ar verbs form it in -ado (hablado), -er/-ir verbs in -ido (comido, vivido). Invariable after haber; agreeing like an adjective elsewhere.

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Explanation

Formation is mechanical: stem + -ado for -ar verbs, stem + -ido for -er and -ir verbs. When the stem ends in a strong vowel, -ído takes an accent: leído, caído, oído, traído (but construido, no accent after u).

After haber, the participle never changes: hemos hablado, ella ha vivido. Used as an adjective or with estar/ser, it agrees in gender and number: la puerta está cerrada, casas construidas en 1980.

A dozen verbs have irregular participles (hecho, visto, dicho...) — see the irregular participles rule.

Examples

He vivido aquí tres años.
I have lived here three years.

Region: global

La tienda está cerrada.
The store is closed.

Region: global

Nunca he leído ese libro.
I've never read that book.

Region: global

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