The pluperfect Flashcards
What is the pluperfect for?
Describing a past action that happened before another past action, i.e. to say you HAD done something
The pluperfect goes further back in the past than the pretérito perfecto and pretérito indefinido. True or false?
True.
How do you form the pluperfect? (2)
- For the auxillary verb, take the correct form of haber in the imperfect tense.
- Add the past participle of the verb being done.
What does haber mean?
Why is it different to tener?
To have, to be
Tener expresses possession, age, obligation and states of being.
Haber expresses existence, which is why it’s used to say ‘there are’ (hay). It is used as an auxillary verb instead of tener.
What is the imperfect form of haber for the yo pronoun?
Había
What is the imperfect form of haber for the tú pronoun?
Habías
What is the imperfect form of haber for the él/ella/usted pronouns?
Había
What is the imperfect form of haber for the nosotros pronoun?
Habíamos
What is the imperfect form of haber for the vosotros pronoun?
Habíais
What is the imperfect form of haber for the ellos/ellas/ustedes pronouns?
Habían
How do you form the past participle for regular -ar verbs?
Take off the -ar, add -ado
How do you form the past participle for regular -ir and -er verbs?
Take off the -ir/-er, add -ido
The past participle of decir is irregular. What is it?
dicho
The past participle of escribir is irregular. What is it?
escrito
The past participle of hacer is irregular. What is it?
hecho
