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He escrito un mensaje sobre la tormenta.

He escrito un mensaje sobre la tormenta.
I have written a message about the storm.
From Lesson 117:Irregular past participles (visto, escrito)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about He escrito un mensaje sobre la tormenta.

Why is the word for "written" escrito instead of "escribido"?
The verb escribir (to write) has an irregular past participle. Instead of following the normal rule for "-ir" verbs and ending in -ido, it changes completely to end in -to. You will see this -to ending on several common irregular verbs like visto (seen) and roto (broken).
Why do we use he for "I have" instead of tengo?
In Spanish, you must use the helper verb haber when talking about things you "have done". He is the "I" form of haber. You only use tener (like tengo) for actual possession, like saying you have a car or a dog.
Does sobre mean "about" or "on"?
It can mean both! Here it means "about" because you are discussing the topic of the message. If you were talking about physical location, like putting a letter on a table, sobre would mean "on" or "over".
Why is it un mensaje? Is there a rule for words ending in "e"?
While words ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, words ending specifically in -aje (like mensaje, viaje, or garaje) are almost always masculine in Spanish. That is why it uses the masculine word for "a", which is un.

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