Double Past Participles
Most Spanish verbs have just one past participle. However, a few special verbs have two: a regular one and an irregular one. The three most common verbs with double past participles are:
- imprimir (to print): imprimido / impreso
- freír (to fry): freído / frito
- proveer (to provide): proveído / provisto
With Compound Tenses (Regular)
When you use these verbs in a compound tense (like the present perfect), you generally use the auxiliary verb haber followed by the regular past participle ending in -ido.
| The editor has printed the headline on the printer. | El redactor ha imprimido el titular en la impresora. |
| The cook has fried the meat, and it is crispy and tasty. | El cocinero ha freído la carne y está crujiente y sabrosa. |
| The boss has provided a copy to everyone. | La jefa ha proveído un ejemplar a todo el mundo. |
As an Adjective (Irregular)
When you use the past participle as an adjective to describe a noun, or with the verb estar to describe a state or result, you must use the irregular form.
Just like other adjectives, these irregular past participles must change their endings to agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
| The new copy is already printed with a beautiful cover. | El nuevo ejemplar ya está impreso con una portada preciosa. |
| The fried fish is the theme of our culinary article. | El pescado frito es el tema de nuestro reportaje culinario. |
| The office is provided with paper for the magazine. | La oficina está provista de papel para la revista. |
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