English grammar
Irregular participles: broken, written, put, done
Give news with irregular past participles.
From the scene I think I've broken it
In short
Many past participles are irregular: broken, written, put, done. Use them after have: I have written.
Your turn
Which one goes with write?
Options: I have written (not "I have wrote") · I have broken it (not "I have broke") · I have put
Show answer
write → I have written (not "I have wrote")
How it works
For news with a result you can see now, use have + past participle — and many participles are irregular.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
My computer! I think I've (blank) it.
Options: broke · breaked · broken
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My computer! I think I've broken it.
¡Mi ordenador! Creo que lo he roto.
Good to know
Break → broken, write → written, put → put, do → done. Say "I have written", not "I have wrote".
Good to know
With a finished time, switch to the past simple: I wrote that before the coffee.
break I have broken it (not "I have broke")
write I have written (not "I have wrote")
Nuria
I have written my answers for the interview...
He escrito mis respuestas para la entrevista...
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) my answers for the interview...
Options: I have put · I have written · I have broken it
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Nuria
I have written my answers for the interview...
He escrito mis respuestas para la entrevista...
put I have put
Nuria
...and I have put my coffee on top of the computer.
...y he puesto mi café encima del ordenador.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
...and (blank) my coffee on top of the computer.
Options: I have broken it · I have written · I have put
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Nuria
...and I have put my coffee on top of the computer.
...y he puesto mi café encima del ordenador.
do what have I done?
Nuria
What have I done? All my answers!
¿Qué he hecho? ¡Todas mis respuestas!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? All my answers!
Options: What have I done · I have broken it · I have written
Show answer
Nuria
What have I done? All my answers!
¿Qué he hecho? ¡Todas mis respuestas!
fix (regular) I've fixed it
Javi
Wait... I've fixed it!
Espera... ¡Ya lo he arreglado!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Wait... (blank)!
Options: I've fixed it · I have broken it · I have written
Show answer
Javi
Wait... I've fixed it!
Espera... ¡Ya lo he arreglado!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| break | I have broken it (not "I have broke") |
|---|---|
| write | I have written (not "I have wrote") |
| put | I have put |
| do | what have I done? |
| fix (regular) | I've fixed it |
More lines from the story
- NuriaMy computer! I think I've broken it.¡Mi ordenador! Creo que lo he roto.
- NuriaWell... I wrote that before the coffee!Bueno... ¡eso lo he escrito antes del café!