1. ¡Mantente en forma!Gramática 2 Past participles used as adjectives Preview Past participles used as adjectives Past participles of regular verbs Irregular past participles Agreement of past participles and nouns

2. ¡Mantente en forma!Gramática 2 Past participles used as adjectives Verbs have a form called the past participle, which can be used as an adjective. You can use it to describe a condition or an injury to a part of the body. Me torcí el tobillo. I sprained my ankle. torcer as a verb Tengo el tobillo torcido. My ankle is sprained. past participle of torcer as an adjective

3. ¡Mantente en forma!Gramática 2 Past participles of regular verbs To form the past participles of regular verbs, drop the infinitive ending and add -ado to -ar verbs and -ido to -er and -ir verbs. hincharhinchadoswollen -ar -er/-ir torcer torcido twisted, sprained herir herido hurt

4. ¡Mantente en forma!Gramática 2 Irregular past participles Some past participles are irregular. roto broken romper abierto open abrir

5. ¡Mantente en forma!Gramática 2 Agreement of past participles and nouns When used as adjectives, participles must agree with nouns in number and gender. Tiene las rodillas hinchadas. His knees are swollen. participle agrees with noun Tengo el dedo hinchado. My finger is swollen. participle agrees with noun