Past Perfect Tense

Question 1

When do we use past perfect tense?

Answer 1

To talk about what we had done in the past before another event in the past

Question 2

How do we conjugate regular -ar verbs in the past perfect tense?

I had spoken

Answer 2

había habíamos

habías + (root verb + ado)

había habían

había hablado

Question 3

How do we conjugate regular -er verbs in the past perfect tense?

You had eaten

Answer 3

había habíamos

habías + (root verb + ido)

había habían

habías comido

Question 4

How do we conjugate regular -ir verbs in the past perfect tense?

He had asked for

Answer 4

había habíamos

habías + (root verb + ido)

había habían

había pedido

Question 5

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

I had opened

Answer 5

había abierto

Question 6

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

You had seen

Answer 6

habías visto

Question 7

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

he had died

Answer 7

había muerto

Question 8

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

We had said

Answer 8

habíamos dicho

Question 9

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

They had put

Answer 9

habían puesto

Question 10

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

I had written

Answer 10

había escrito

Question 11

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

You had done

Answer 11

habías hecho

Question 12

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

We had broken

Answer 12

habíamos roto

Question 13

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

They had been (students)

Answer 13

Habían sido

Question 14

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

I had resolved

Answer 14

había resuelto

Question 15

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

You had gone

Answer 15

habías ido

Question 16

irregular verbs in the past perfect tense

He had returned

Answer 16

había vuelto