45 Pluperfect/Past Perfect "Had"Tense 3

Question 1

I hadn’t opened the windows until May of that year.

Answer 1

(Yo) no habia abierto las ventanas hasta mayo de ese año

Question 2

They hadn’t done anything

Answer 2

Ellos no habían hecho nada.

Question 3

She hadn’t seen the movie before Saturday.

Answer 3

Ella no había visto la pelicula antes de sábado

Question 4

All the trees had died.

Answer 4

Todos de los árboles habian muerto.

Question 5

We hadn’t solved the problems before the meeting

Answer 5

No habíamos resuelto los problemas antes de la reunión.

Question 6

The thieves had broken the windows and the chairs.

Answer 6

Los ladrones habían roto las ventanas y las sillas.

Question 7

Had you all (formal) covered the tables before the storm.

Answer 7

Habian cubíerto las mesas antes de la tormenta.

Question 8

Where had you put the money

Answer 8

Dónde habías puesto el dinero.

Question 9

I had written 50 letters before I received a reply

Answer 9

Había escrito 50 cartas antes de recebir una repuesta

Question 10

Had they provided you with enough information.

Answer 10

Te habían provisto de bastante información.

Question 11

Past Perfect
el pluscuamperfecto

The past perfect is often used to talk about what a person had done before something else happened in the past.

Answer 11

It is formed by combining haber in the imperfect with a past participle.

Question 12

I had already seen my cousin.

Answer 12

Había visto ya a mi primo.

Question 13

You had already sung at the party when I arrived.

Answer 13

Habías cantado en la fiesta cuando llegué.

Question 14

You had read the book before him.

Answer 14

Usted había leído el libro antes que él.

Question 15

He had taken off his hat before entering my house.

Answer 15

Él había sacado su gorro cuando entró en mi casa.

Question 16

She had eaten before going to the movies.

Answer 16

Ella había comido antes de ir al cine.

Question 17

We had sat down when the train left.

Answer 17

Nos habíamos sentado cuando el tren salió.

Question 18

You had not heard the song before now.

Answer 18

No habíais oído la canción antes de ahora.

Question 19

You had returned when they left.

Answer 19

Ustedes habían vuelto cuando ellos salieron.

Question 20

They had put the cakes on the table.

Answer 20

Ellos habían puesto los pasteles en la mesa.

Question 21

They had talked a lot when the party ended.

Answer 21

Ellas habían hablado mucho cuando la fiesta terminó.

Question 22

Notice that the auxiliary verb (haber) and the past participle are never separated.

Answer 22

If object pronouns are present, they go immediately before haber.

Question 23

I had already seen him.

Answer 23

Ya lo había visto.

Question 24

You had read it before him.

Answer 24

Usted lo había leído antes que él.

Question 25

He had taken it off before entering my house.

Answer 25

Él lo había sacado cuando entró en mi casa.

Question 26

You had not heard it before now.

Answer 26

No la habíais oído antes de ahora.

Question 27

They had put them on the table.

Answer 27

Ellos los habían puesto en la mesa.