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"Past participle" is a noun which is often translated as "el participio pasado", and "perfect tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el tiempo perfecto". Learn more about the difference between "past participle" and "perfect tense" below.
past participle(
pahst
par
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dih
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sih
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el participio pasado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are many more irregular past participles in English than there are in Spanish.Hay mucho más participios pasados irregulares en inglés que en español.
b. el participio pasivo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The past participle of the verb "hacer" is "hecho".El participio pasivo del verbo "hacer" es "hecho".
perfect tense(
puhr
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fihkt
tehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el tiempo perfecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This is incorrect. You should change the verb in this sentence to perfect tense.Esto no es correcto. Debes cambiar el verbo en esta oración al tiempo perfecto.