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El PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

El PLUSCUAMPERFECTO. In English we form the PAST perfect (pluperfect) tense by combining had with the past participle of a verb. USE: To refer to an action that preceded another action in the past (occurred before another action in the past). Por ejemplo….

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El PLUSCUAMPERFECTO

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  1. El PLUSCUAMPERFECTO In English we form the PAST perfect (pluperfect) tense by combining had with the past participle of a verb. USE: To refer to an action that preceded another action in the past (occurred before another action in the past).

  2. Por ejemplo… • He had seen New York when he planned his trip • I had eaten the food when my mom arrived • I had already broken the window when the neighbor arrived • You hadn’t studied when you found out you had a test

  3. The Past Participle of a Verb: • You have already learned to form the past participle of a verb in Spanish by adding –ado to the stem of –ar verbs • You add –ido to the stem of most –er and –ir verbs.

  4. To form the Past-Perfect Tense In Spanish: • Combine the past participle • With the imperfect tense of the verb haber

  5. Había Habías Había Habíamos Habíais Habían Imperfect Tense forms of HABER

  6. Spanish vs. English: • We generally use the Spanish pluscuamperfecto in the same way we use its English equivalent.

  7. The Pluscuamperfecto:

  8. Irregular Past Participles vuelto abrir abierto volver decir dicho romper roto escrito escribir poner puesto hecho hacer ver visto

  9. The PLUSCUAMPERFECTO • The pluscuamperfecto is often used in Spanish with the word YA – already – to express that someone HAD ALREADY DONE SOMETHING. • A las 8:00 de la mañana, los estudiantes YA habían llegado a la escuela • At 8:00 the students HAD ALREADY ARRIVED at the school.

  10. YA = ALREADY!! Yo ya había limpiado mi dormitorio. Tú ya habías termindado tu tarea. Ellos ya habían salido para México.

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