1. Past participles used as adjectives
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Past participles used as adjectives
Past participles of regular verbs
Irregular past participles
Agreement of past participles and nouns

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.
torcer as a verb
past participle of torcer as an adjective
Me torcí el tobillo.
I sprained my ankle.
Tengo el tobillo torcido.
My ankle is sprained.

3. 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.
-ar
hinchar
hinchado
swollen
-er/-ir
torcer
torcido
twisted, sprained
herir
herido
hurt

4. Irregular past participles
Some past participles are irregular.
romper
roto broken
abrir
abierto open

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