Past Participles as Adjectives

A past participle is a form of a ...

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

We are attempting to use the past participle as an ...

• adjective

• adverb

• preposition

Step 1 of the process is...

• Identify the verb needed.

• Add -ado or -ido.

• Make it agree with the noun being described in gender and number.

• Remove the -AR, -ER, or -IR.

Step 2 of the process is...

• Identify the verb needed.

• Add -ado or -ido.

• Make it agree with the noun being described in gender and number.

• Remove the -AR, -ER, or -IR.

Step 3 of the process is...

• Identify the verb needed.

• Add -ado or -ido.

• Make it agree with the noun being described in gender and number.

• Remove the -AR, -ER, or -IR.

Step 4 of the process is...

• Identify the verb needed.

• Add -ado or -ido.

• Make it agree with the noun being described in gender and number.

• Remove the -AR, -ER, or -IR.

Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE in this sentence:

El pollo cocido tiene mucha grasa.

• pollo

• cocido

• mucha

• grasa

Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE in this sentence:

Las papas hervidos son asquerosas.

• asquerosas

• son

• hervidos

• papas

Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE in this sentence:

El azúcar quemado huele mucho.

• azúcar

• mucho

• huele

• quemado

Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE AS ADJECTIVE in this sentence:

Tengo muchos vegetales congelados en mi congelador.

• muchos

• congelados

• tengo

• vegetales