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Spanish grammar - Common Verbs with irregular past participles

Common Verbs with irregular past participles

Some very common verbs have irregular past participles that do not follow the regular formation rules.

Here are 10 of the most common verbs with irregular past participles:

hacer ('to do', 'to make') ⇒ hecho

decir ('to say', 'to tell') ⇒ dicho

ver ('to see') ⇒ visto

escribir ('to write') ⇒ escrito

romper ('to break') ⇒ roto

volver ('to return') ⇒ vuelto

poner ('to put') ⇒ puesto

abrir ('to open') ⇒ abierto

cubrir ('to cover') ⇒ cubierto

morir ('to die') ⇒ muerto

Examples:
¿Has hecho la tarea?
Have (you, familiar) done the homework?

hacer ⇒ () has hecho

No he hecho nada hoy.
(I) have not done anything today.

hacer ⇒ (yo) he hecho

María ha dicho la verdad, pero no la creyeron.
María has told the truth, but they did not believe her.

creer means 'to believe'

decir ⇒ (ella) ha dicho

¿Has dicho algo interesante?
Have (you, familiar) said anything interesting?

algo interesante means 'anything interesting'

decir ⇒ () has dicho

El director ha visto la película, pero no le ha gustado.
The director has seen the movie, but he didn't like it.

director means 'director'

ver ⇒ (él) ha visto

¿Has visto a Juan recientemente?
Have (you, familiar) seen Juan recently?

recientemente means 'recently'

ver ⇒ () has visto

El profesor ha escrito una carta y la ha enviado.
The teacher has written a letter and (he) has sent it.

escribir ⇒ (él) ha escrito

¿Has escrito tu ensayo?
Have (you, familiar) written your essay?

ensayo means 'essay'

escribir ⇒ () has escrito

Mi hermano ha roto el vaso y ahora tiene que comprar otro.
My brother has broken the glass and now (he) has to buy another one.

vaso means 'glass'

romper ⇒ (él) ha roto

¿Has roto algo importante?
Have (you, familiar) broken something important?

algo importante means 'something important'

romper ⇒ () has roto

Luisa ha vuelto a casa tarde porque tenía una reunión.
Luisa has returned home late because (she) had a meeting.

volver ⇒ (ella) ha vuelto

No hemos vuelto a ese restaurante desde el año pasado.
(We) have not returned to that restaurant since last year.

volver ⇒ (nosotros) hemos vuelto

Juan ha puesto la mesa y ahora vamos a cenar.
Juan has set the table and now (we) are going to have dinner.

poner means 'to set'

cenar means 'to have dinner'

poner ⇒ (él) ha puesto

¿Has puesto las llaves en la mesa?
Have (you, familiar) put the keys on the table?

poner ⇒ () has puesto

El portero ha abierto la puerta, pero no ha entrado nadie.
The doorman has opened the door, but no one came in.

portero means 'doorman'

nadie means 'no one'

entrar means 'to come in'

abrir ⇒ (él) ha abierto

¿Has abierto la ventana?
Have (you, familiar) opened the window?

abrir ⇒ () has abierto

La chef ha cubierto el pastel con chocolate.
The chef has covered the cake with chocolate.

chef means 'chef'

cubrir means 'to cover'

pastel means 'cake'

cubrir ⇒ (ella) ha cubierto

No hemos cubierto todos los temas en clase.
(We) have not covered all the topics in class.

temas means 'topics'

cubrir ⇒ (nosotros) hemos cubierto

Me he muerto de risa con esa broma.
(I) have died laughing at that joke.

morir means 'to die'

risa means 'laugh'

broma means 'joke'

morir ⇒ (yo) he muerto

¿Has muerto en el juego alguna vez?
Have (you, familiar) ever died in the game?

morir ⇒ () has muerto