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El Pluscuamperfecto. The past of the past. . El Pluscoamperfecto. Perfect Tense Occurred in the past BEFORE events described with preterite /imperfect. Distinguishes when something occurred in the past. . El pluscoamperfecto. Presente Perfecto. Participio del verbo (no cambia!).
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El Pluscuamperfecto The past of the past.
El Pluscoamperfecto • Perfect Tense • Occurred in the past BEFORE events described with preterite/imperfect. • Distinguishes when something occurred in the past.
El pluscoamperfecto Presente Perfecto
Participiodel verbo (no cambia!) • Dos partes: • Forma de Haber
Participios de –ER/-IR • The “i” of “ido” has a written accent when preceded by a vowel other than u. • Creer: creído • Leer: leído • Reír: reído • Oír: oídoHuir: huido (sin accento)
Los irregulares • Abrir: abierto • Absolver: absuelto • Cubrir: cubierto • Decir: dicho • Describir: descrito • Escribir: escrito • Freír: frito • Hacer: hecho • Morir: muerto • Poner: puesto • Resolver: resuelto • Romper: roto • Ver: visto • Volver: vuelto
Ejemplos • The poet had written the poem. • El poeta había escrito el poema. • The writers had met (reunir) before in the store. • Los escritores habían reunido antes en la tienda. • I had already read novel. • Yo ya había leído la novela.
The past perfect tense views an action or state as having occurred —and been completed— at a time prior to another past action, state or time. • The past perfect is NOT used to indicate an action which began in previous past time and is still in progress in (simple) past time; (the imperfect tense is used for this purpose.)
Translations • I have read the book. • Yo he leídoel libro • I had read the book. • Yo había leído el libro.
The ship = La nave Salvador Dalí“Figura en unafiniestra” She has seen the ship. Ella ha visto la nave She had seen the ship. Ella había visto la nave.
Diego Rivera “Festival de las Flores” (1925) • They have sold the flowers. • Elloshanvendidolasflores • They had sold the flowers • Elloshabíanvendidolasflores.
Frida Kahlo“El camión” (1929) • They have arrived: • They had arrived: • Elloshanllegado. • Elloshabíanllegado.