cambiado

/kam-bya-do/

changed

A vibrant green caterpillar is shown mid-transformation, with one side of its body already a fully formed blue butterfly wing, illustrating the action of having changed.

As a past participle, cambiado means 'changed' (e.g., The insect has changed).

cambiado(Verb (Past Participle))

changed

used with 'have' or 'has', e.g., 'I have changed'

📝 In Action

He cambiado de opinión.

I have changed my mind.

¿Has cambiado la contraseña?

Have you changed the password?

El clima ha cambiado mucho últimamente.

The weather has changed a lot lately.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

haber cambiado – to have changed

💡 Grammar Points

Building the 'Have Done' Tense

Combine cambiado with a form of the verb haber (like he, has, ha) to say what someone 'has done'. For example, he cambiado means 'I have changed'.

It Always Stays the Same

When used with haber to talk about what has happened, cambiado never changes its ending. It's always cambiado, even if you're talking about feminine or plural things.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Forgetting the '-o' Ending

Mistake: "La situación ha cambiada mucho."

Correction: La situación ha cambiado mucho. When `cambiado` follows a form of `haber` (like `ha`), it always ends in '-o'.

A single, charming, small house painted bright yellow with a red roof, next to a faint, dull gray outline of the exact same house structure, symbolizing its current changed state.

As an adjective, cambiado means 'changed' or 'different' (e.g., The house is changed).

cambiado(Adjective)

mB1

changed

describing a person or thing's current state

Also:

different

implying a change has occurred

altered

modified

📝 In Action

Te veo muy cambiado, ¿hiciste ejercicio?

You look very different (changed), have you been working out?

Es un hombre cambiado desde que se casó.

He's a changed man since he got married.

La ciudad está muy cambiada, no la reconozco.

The city is very changed, I don't recognize it.

Word Connections

Synonyms

diferente (different)
alterado (altered)

Antonyms

igual (the same)
idéntico (identical)

💡 Grammar Points

Making It Match

When used to describe something, cambiado must match what it's describing. Use cambiado for masculine things, cambiada for feminine, cambiados for masculine plural, and cambiadas for feminine plural.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Forgetting to Match

Mistake: "Las reglas están muy cambiado."

Correction: Las reglas están muy cambiadas. Since 'reglas' (rules) is feminine and plural, the word describing it must also be feminine and plural.

⭐ Usage Tips

Use with 'Estar', not 'Ser'

To describe a state of being changed, you'll almost always use the verb estar (está, están). Está cambiado means 'He/it is changed'.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: cambiado

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'cambiado' to describe 'the houses'?

📚 More Resources

Word Family

cambiar(to change) - verb

cambio(a change, an exchange) - noun

intercambiar(to exchange) - verb

cambiante(changing, variable) - adjective

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between 'ha cambiado' and 'está cambiado'?

'Ha cambiado' means 'it/he/she *has changed*.' It describes an action that happened. 'Está cambiado' means 'it/he/she *is changed*.' It describes the current state or appearance of something that is now different because of that past action.

Can I say 'soy cambiado'?

It's very unusual. We use 'estar' (`estoy cambiado`) to talk about a change in state or appearance. 'Ser' describes more permanent, essential qualities, so saying 'soy cambiado' would sound strange, as if being 'changed' is your fundamental identity.