The pluperfect tense Flashcards
When is it used
To say when you HAD DONE SOMETHING e.g i have finished my work or they have visited
How is it formed
HABER + past participle
Forms of HABER
había habías había habíamos habíais habían
Past participles
AR = ado
ER / IR = ido
I had eaten the food
Yo había comido la comida.
She had bought the book
Ella había comprado el libro
We had taken the taxi
Nosotros habíamos tomado el taxi
Rule for irregular past participles
For -ER / -IR verbs, if the stem ends in a vowel, a written accent will be required
Irregular : to think
creído
Irregular : to read
leído
Irregular : to listen
oído
Irregular : to bring
traído
Irregular : to open
abierto
Irregular : to cover
cubrir
Irregular : to say
dicho
Irregular : to write
escrito
Irregular : to fry
frito
Irregular : to do / make
hecho
Irregular : to die
muerto
irregular : to put
puesto
Irregular : to resolve
resuelto
Irregular : to dress
roto
Irregular : to see
visto
Irregular : to return
vuelto