ISG Chap.17 past perfect Flashcards
Haber
Habia Habias Habia Habiamos Habian
Past perfect form
Form of the auxiliary verb haber in the imperfect followed by a past participle.
Yo habia + salido. ( i had left)
Lavar
Past perfect
To wash
Habia lavado Habias lavado Habia lavado Habiamos lavado Habian lavado
Comer
Past perfect
To eat
Habia comido Habias comido Habia comido Habiamos comido Habian comido
Salir
Past perfect
To leave
Habia salido Habias salido Habia salido Habiamos salido Habian salido
Marisa and lola had lived in madrid
Word order in the past perfect
Marisa y lola habian vivido en madrid
Had you called your brother before you arrived here ?
Word order in past perfect
Habias llamado a tu hermano antes de llegar aqui?
We had bought the sofa in this store
Word order in past perfect
No habiamos comprado el sofa en esta tienda
I had called him before i left home
Word order in past perfect
Yo lo habia llamado antes de salir de casa
Julian had never invited me to his birthday party
Word order in past perfect
Julian nunca me habia invitado a su fiesta de cupleanos
Julia had returned home before
Irregular past participles. In all compound tenses, the participle keeps the same form.
Julia habia vuelto a la casa antes que yo
I had never seen dali’s paintings
Irregular past participles. In all compound tenses, the participle keeps the same form.
Yo nunca habia visto los cuadros de dali
Who had discovered this secret?
Irregular past participles. In all compound tenses, the participle keeps the same form.
Quienes habian descubierto la maleta en el maletero
We had put the suitcase in the trunk
Irregular past participles. In all compound tenses, the participle keeps the same form.
Nosotros habiamos puesto la maleta en el maletero
Uses of past perfect
In both english and spanish refers to an action that had occurred prior to another action or condition.
We bought a new tv becuase we had saved the money
Uses of past perfect
Nosotros compramos un televisor nuevo porque habiamos ahorrado el dinero
Antes
Before
Aun
Still, yet
Despues
After, later
Nunca
Never, ever
Tobavia
Still, yet
Ya
Already
When we got to the restaurant , my friends had already eaten a salad
Cuando llegamos al restaurante , mis amigos ya habian comido una ensalada
I had already called my friends before i saw them in the restaurant
Yo habia llamado a mis amigos antes de verlos en el restaurante