Chapter 15 The past perfect Flashcards

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Q

What is the past perfect indicative used for?

A

to talk about what someone had done or what had occurred before another past action, event, or state.

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past perfect forms of “to close”

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had closed
había cerrado 
habías cerrado 
había cerrado 
habíamos cerrado 
habían cerrado
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past perfect forms of “to lose”

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had lost
había perdido 
habías perdido 
había perdido 
habíamos perdido 
habían perdido
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past perfect forms of “to attend”

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had attended 
había asistido 
habías asistido 
había asistido 
habíamos asistido
habían asistido
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Before 2014, I had lived in La Paz

A

Antes de 2014, había vivido en la paz.

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When we arrived, Luis had already left

A

Cunado llegamos, Luis ya había salido

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already

A

ya

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She had already left when they called

A

Ella ya había salido cuando llamaron

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When I arrived, Raúl had already gone to bed.

A

Cuando llegué, Raúl ya se había acostado

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Before this year, I had never studied spanish.

A

Antes de este año, nunca había estudiado español

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Luis had called me before he came

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Luis me había llamado antes de venir

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Ignacio invited Laura to swim, but she had already done her makeup

A

Ignacio invitó a Laura a nadar, pero ella ya se había maquillado

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Valeria had already done stretching exercises when she started yoga class.

A

Valeria ya había hecho ejercicios de estiramiento cuando empezó la clase de yoga

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The Morales had moved to Potosi before 2012.

A

Los Morales se habían mudado a Potosí antes de 2012

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