In previous exercises you practiced how to form the past participle in Spanish. You have also learned that the past participle is a component of el pretérito perfecto and el pluscuamperfecto tenses But did you know that the past participle could also be used as an adjective???? In English, we say “I have broken my arm” so now “ I have a broken arm”. The second “broken” is an adjective. In Spanish, this adjective has to agree in gender and in number with the noun it qualifies.

Lets’ now practice this new function of the past participle in an exercise. Translate into Spanish the English word in parentheses. You might wish to use one of the three following on-line helpers to complete this new challenging ejercicio: conjugador, diccionario, acentos en español. ¡Suerte!