How to form the pluperfect tense

Question 1

Forming the pluperfect

Answer 1

1. Use the imperfect tense of avoir or être and a past participle.
2. The same verbs that use être as an auxiliary in the perfect tense, use être (in the imperfect) as an auxiliary in the pluperfect. The past participle must agree with the subject.

Question 1

Examples

Answer 1

J’avais mangé
Nous avions fini
Tu étais allé(e)
Elle était sortie

Question 2

If I had had more time

Answer 2

Si j’avais eu plus de temps