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The pluperfect tense in Spanish

The pluperfect tense in Spanish

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The pluperfect tense in Spanish

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What is the pluperfect tense?

The pluperfect tense describes what someone had done or what had happened at a particular moment in the past. It basically expresses a past action, prior to another action or moment also in the past.

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STRUCTURE

PRONOUN + IMPERFECT TENSE OF "HABER" + PAST PARTICIPLE

​PRONOUN

IMPERFECT OF "HABER"​

PAST PARTICIPLE​

ENGLISH ​

​yo

​HABÍA

trabajado​

I had already worked​

tú​

HABÍAS​

comido​

you had already eaten​

él / ella / usted​

HABÍA​

llegado​

he/she had already arrived​

nosotros/as​

HABÍAMOS​

conocido​

we had already met​

vosotros/as​

HABÍAIS​

vivido​

you all had already lived​

ellos/as / ustedes​

HABÍAN​

participado​

they had already participated​

  • ​Yo ya había trabajado como voluntaria I had already worked as a volunteer

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Tú habías escuchado la radio

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Tú escuchaste la radio

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Tú has escuchado la radio

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Tú escuchabas la radio

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Multiple Choice

Elige la frase EN PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

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Ya la he conocido

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Ya la había conocido

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Ya la conocía

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Ya la había conocer

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Multiple Choice

Elige la frase EN PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

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Cenamos pronto

2

Hemos cenado pronto

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Cenábamos pronto

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Habíamos cenado pronto

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Multiple Choice

Elige la frase EN PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

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No me habían dado el uniforme correcto

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No me dieron el uniforme correcto

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No me han dado el uniforme correcto

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No me daban el uniforme correcto

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Multiple Choice

Elige la frase EN PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

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Marta ya conocía a Luis

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Marta ya ha conocido a Luis

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Marta ya había conocido a Luis

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Marta ya conoció a Luis

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STRUCTURE

PRONOUN + IMPERFECT TENSE OF "HABER" + PAST PARTICIPLE

​PRONOUN

IMPERFECT OF "HABER"​

PAST PARTICIPLE​

ENGLISH ​

​yo

​HABÍA

trabajado​

I had already worked​

tú​

HABÍAS​

comido​

you had already eaten​

él / ella / usted​

HABÍA​

llegado​

he/she had already arrived​

nosotros/as​

HABÍAMOS​

conocido​

we had already met​

vosotros/as​

HABÍAIS​

vivido​

you all had already lived​

ellos/as / ustedes​

HABÍAN​

participado​

they had already participated​

  • ​Yo ya había trabajado como voluntaria I had already worked as a volunteer

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STRUCTURE: PAST PARTICIPLE

WHAT IS THE PAST PARTICIPLE?

​The past participle is a form of the verb that has no person. It ends in -ado / - ido.

​INFINITIVE

PAST PARTICIPLE​

​- AR

​- ADO

estudiar --> estudiado

- ER​

- IDO​

comer --> comido

- IR​

- IDO​

vivir --> vivido

​EXCEPTIONS!

* Hacer (to do/make) --> HECHO
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Escribir (to write) --> ESCRITO
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Ver (to see/watch) --> VISTO
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Volver (to return) --> VUELTO

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The pluperfect tense in Spanish

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