El Pluscuamperfecto (Pluperfect) (Leaving Cert Spanish): Flashcards
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What is pluscuamperfecto in English?
What is pluscuamperfecto in English?
Pluperfect or past perfect tense
What pluscuamperfecto expresses
What pluscuamperfecto expresses
Actions completed before another past event
Formula to form pluscuamperfecto
Formula to form pluscuamperfecto
Imperfect of haber + past participle
Haber (imperfect) for 'yo'
Haber (imperfect) for 'yo'
había
Haber (imperfect) for 'nosotros/as'
Haber (imperfect) for 'nosotros/as'
habíamos
Haber (imperfect) for 'ellos/ellas/ustedes'
Haber (imperfect) for 'ellos/ellas/ustedes'
habían
Past participle ending for -AR verbs
Past participle ending for -AR verbs
-ado
Past participle ending for -ER/-IR verbs
Past participle ending for -ER/-IR verbs
-ido
Past participle of 'hablar'
Past participle of 'hablar'
hablado
Past participle of 'comer'
Past participle of 'comer'
comido
Past participle of 'vivir'
Past participle of 'vivir'
vivido
I had eaten
I had eaten
había comido
Which haber forms need accents in pluperfect?
Which haber forms need accents in pluperfect?
había, habíamos, habíais
When to use pluperfect tense
When to use pluperfect tense
To show which past event happened first
Memory tip for pluperfect
Memory tip for pluperfect
Think of it as the 'had done' tense