CSG117

106 Complete Spanish Grammar

ejercicio

En espańol. En la consulta del doctor.

1.    Dr. Taylor has arrived. _

2.    I have not talked to him. _

3.    Have you (tu) called? _

4.    Lola has turned on the TV in the waiting room.

5.    The nurse has not come out. _

6.    Who has taken (llevarse) my magazine? _

7.    The examination (examen, m.) has ended. _

Past Participles Ending in -ido and Irregular Past Participles

Two groups of commonly used verbs form their past participles in a slightly different way:

• -Er or -ir verbs with stem vowels a, e, or o immediately preceding the infinitive ending require a written accent mark over the -i of the participle form. Some examples are:

atraer	to attract	atraido	oir	to hear	oido
caer	to fali	caido	reir	to laugh	reido
creer	to believe	creido	sonreir	to smile	sonreido
leer	to read	leido	traer	to bring	traido

10-4

ejercicio

En la fiesta, i ąue ha pasado ? Choose a past participle from the list above to complete each of the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb in the present perfect.

1. Yo

2.    El camarero

3.    a_

la invitación para esta fiesta. _unas copas de vino.

4.    El publico

5.    Las chicas

6. jPobre Carlos!, se

Ud. esta canción antes?

_eon los chistes.

_al fotógrafo.

_en el salon.

7. Ellos no

tus mentiras (lies).