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1
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Use 1. what is the main purpose of the past participle?

A

is to form the perfect tenses together with the auxiliar verb “haber” (to have, as an auxiliary verb)

2
Q

How many perfect tenses are there?

A

Four

3
Q

What are the perfect tenses?

A

present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, conditional perfect

4
Q

he comprado. What tense?

A

present perfect, “I have bought”

5
Q

habíamos/hubimos cantado. What tense?

A

past perfect, “I had bought”

6
Q

habrán comido. What tense?

A

future perfect, “They will have eaten.”

7
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habrías bebido. What tense?

A

conditional perfect, “You would have drunk”

8
Q

Use 2?

A

It can also work as an adjective. In this case, the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun that modifies.

9
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The injured man remains in the hospital.

A

El hombre accidentado continúa en el hospital.

10
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The pregnant woman gave birth last night.

A

La mujer embarazada dio a luz anoche.

11
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Students who have passed their exams have already finished classes.

A

Los alumnos aprobados ya han terminado las clases.

12
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Use 3?

A

It can also work as an attribute with copulative verbs such as ser, estar, and parecer (verbs that by nature cannot take a direct object). [Copulative here means “connective”]

13
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The cake is burnt.

A

El pastel está quemado.

14
Q

This house seems neglected.

A

Esta casa parece muy descuidada.

15
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Use 4?

A

To answer the question “¿cómo?” (how?).

16
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After the trip, we got home tired. (Answering the question “¿cómo?” )

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Llegamos a casa cansados después del viaje.

17
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Use 5?

A

To answer the question “¿cuándo?” (when?).

18
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After having said all he had to say, he left. (Answering the question “¿cuándo?”)

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Dicho lo que tenía que decir, se marchó. (Después de decir lo que…)

19
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Use 6?

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To answer the question “¿por qué?” (why?).

20
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Being happy with the results, the players celebrated the victory. (Answering the question por que?)

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Muy contentos con el resultado, los jugadores celebraron la victoria

21
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Use 7?

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To answer the question “¿en qué caso?” (in what situation?).

22
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Be careful! Once the package has been opened, it can’t be returned. (To answer the question in what situation?)

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¡Cuidado! Una vez abierto el paquete, no se puede devolver.

23
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Use 8?

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It’s equivalent to “aunque” (although).

24
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Although he was less diligent than the rest of students, he graduated first in his class

A

Menos aplicado que los demás alumnos, se graduó el primero de la clase. (Aunque era menos aplicado que…)