A past participle is a verb that is used as an adjective.
Example:
Take the verb To Fuck. If you were to say I'm Fucked, you have used a verb (to fuck) that has been reassigned as an adjective. In other words, it is a past participle.
Many past participles in English are formed by adding ed at the of the verb.
The Spanish past participle is almost as easy.
Step 1
cut off the ar er or ir ending
Step 2
Either add ada or ida depending on what kind of verb ending it has.
(ar verbs get ada. ir and er verbs get ida)
I've likened the forming of the Past participle to a gender reassignment surgery so that it will be harder to forget.
First step is to cut a few particles off the verb.
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| ouch! |
Second step is to attach the new particles that will make it a past participle
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| You have to admit that the new ending looks a lot like "bells on a pole" which ties in nicely with my idea that forming the Past Participle is akin to a gender reassignment surgery. FYI, Joder means to fuck. |
