Escribir describes putting words or information into written form.

The idea

Present forms include escribo, escribes, escribe and escribimos; the participle is escrito.

Examples

  • Escribo una nota.I write a note.
  • ¿Escribes tu nombre aquí?Do you write your name here?
  • Ana escribe un mensaje.Ana writes a message.
  • Escribimos una pregunta.We write a question.
  • Ellos escriben cartas.They write letters.
  • He escrito la dirección.I have written the address.

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Watch out

After a form of haber, use escrito rather than a regular-looking participle.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ una nota. (escribo / escriben)

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    escribo

    Escribo is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ una pregunta. (escribimos / escribes)

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    escribimos

    Escribimos is the present form for nosotros.

  3. Choose the participle after he: He ___ la dirección. (escrito / escribido)

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    escrito

    Escrito is the irregular participle used after he.

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