Here’s a list of the most common Spanish irregular participles to form perfect tenses and use as adjectives!

spanish irregular participles

Spanish Irregular Participles

Most verbs have one participle. Use the following irregular participles to form prefect tenses in Spanish.

• He abierto la puerta. (participle used in a perfect tense)
• La puerta está abierta. (participle used as adjective)

You can also use them as adjectives. However, keep in mind that adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

Learn about masculine and feminine nouns in the post called Spanish Gender Rules: Masculine and Feminine Nouns (+ Free PDF).

  1. abrir (to open) — abierto
  2. absolver (to pardon) — absuelto
  3. componer (to compose) — compuesto
  4. cubrir (to cover) — cubierto
  5. decir (to say) — dicho
  6. deshacer (to undo) — deshecho
  7. descomponer (to rot) — descompuesto
  8. descubrir (to discover) — descubierto
  9. devolver (to give back) — devuelto
  10. envolver (to wrap) — envuelto
  11. escribir (to write) — escrito
  12. exponer (to present) — expuesto
  13. hacer (to do) — hecho
  14. imponer (to impose) — impuesto
  15. morir (to die) — muerto
  16. oponer (to oppose) — opuesto
  17. poner (to put) — puesto
  18. predecir (to predict) — predicho
  19. posponer (to postpone) — pospuesto
  20. prever (to foresee) — previsto
  21. proponer (to propose) — propuesto
  22. reponer (to replace) — repuesto
  23. resolver (to solve) — resuelto
  24. romper (to break) — roto
  25. satisfacer (to satisfy) — satisfecho
  26. ver (to see) — visto
  27. volver (to return) — vuelto

Verbs With Two Participles

Some verbs have two participles, one regular and one irregular.

The regular form is used to form perfect tenses. The irregular form is used as an adjective. 

• El niño ha despertado. (regular participle used in a perfect tense)
• El niño está despierto. (irregular participle used as adjective)

  1. bendecir (to bless) — bendecido, bendito
  2. despertar (to wake up) — despertado, despierto
  3. freír (to fry) — freído, frito
  4. salvar (to save) — salvado, salvo
  5. soltar (to release) — soltado, suelto

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