This deep dive covers Participios irregulares y ya / todavía no within Daily routine — Higher: se-passive + present perfect (haber + pp) for GCSE Spanish. Revise Daily routine — Higher: se-passive + present perfect (haber + pp) in Theme 1 — People & Lifestyle for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 2 of 4 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
🔍 Participios irregulares y ya / todavía no
Nine high-frequency verbs have irregular past participles. These must be memorised — they do not follow the -ado / -ido pattern. They appear frequently in AQA reading and listening texts and are expected in Higher writing.
| Infinitive | Past participle | English |
|---|---|---|
| hacer | hecho | done / made |
| ver | visto | seen |
| decir | dicho | said |
| escribir | escrito | written |
| poner | puesto | put / placed |
| volver | vuelto | returned |
| romper | roto | broken |
| morir | muerto | died |
| abrir | abierto | opened |
⭐ Ya y todavía no — Already and Not Yet
Ya (already) and todavía no (not yet) are used with the present perfect to express whether something has or has not happened. Ya typically sits between haber and the participle, or just before the verb. Todavía no typically precedes the auxiliary. Study these four patterns:
- Ya he desayunado. — I have already had breakfast.
- Todavía no he hecho los deberes. — I haven't done my homework yet.
- ¿Ya has visto esa serie? — Have you already seen that series?
- No han llegado todavía. — They haven't arrived yet. (todavía can also follow the verb)