pluscuamperfecto

Question 1

I had never studied the

pluperfect in depth!

Answer 1

• ¡Nunca había estudiado el

pluscuamperfecto en profundidad!

Question 2

Now is the moment

Answer 2

Ahora es el momento.

Question 3

He confessed to me that he had eaten

the whole cake.

Answer 3

Me confesó que se había comido

toda la tarta.

Question 4

She started studying Spanish in January
and by March she had already learned all
the irregular verbs, wow!

Answer 4

Empezó a estudiar español en enero y
en marzo ya había aprendido todos
los verbos irregulares, ¡guau!

Question 5

I forgot the cake in the oven… Luckily, when I got back to the kitchen,
it hadn’t burned!

Answer 5

Me olvidé la tarta en el horno… Por suerte, cuando volví a la cocina, ¡no
se había quemado!

Question 6

already

Answer 6

todavia, ya

Question 7

when is pluperfect used?

Answer 7

1. The pluperfect refers to an action prior to another in the past. Therefore, it can
   be said that the pluperfect is the past of the past.

A. It is also used to express that it is the first time we perform an action (ex. Nunca había estado en España)

B. To express that an action is immediately after another (ex. Se conocieron en enero y en febrero se habían
casado)

C. To express an interrupted thought in the past.
(ex. Había pensado llamarte (pero al final
no lo hice).

Question 8

I already know

Answer 8

Ya sé

Question 9

what is the form of pluperfect

Answer 9

yo había
tú habías
él, ella había 
nosotros, nosotras habíamos 
vosotros, vosotras habíais
ellos, ellas habían

Con past participle: -er, -ir > -ido
-ar > -ado

Question 10

to run out of something

Answer 10

acabarse

Question 11

I had loved

Answer 11

Yo había amado

Question 12

You had sung

Answer 12

Tú habías cantado

Question 13

She had wanted

Answer 13

Ella había querido

Question 14

We had drunk

Answer 14

Nosotros habíamos bebido

Question 15

You had slept

Answer 15

Vosotras habíais dormido

Question 16

They had come

Answer 16

Ellos habían venido

Question 17

When I arrived at the store, they had already closed.
(They closed before I got there.)
I got there).

Answer 17

Cuando llegué a la tienda, ya
habían cerrado. (Cerraron antes de
que yo llegara.)

Question 18

The assistant showed his boss the email he had received.
(Obviously, he received the email before
before showing it to his boss).

Answer 18

El ayudante enseñó a su jefe el
email que había recibido.
(Obviamente, recibió el email antes
de enseñárselo a su jefe.)

Question 19

In the morning they realized
that the night before their house
had been burglarized the night before.

Answer 19

Por la mañana se dieron cuenta de
que la noche anterior habían
robado en su casa.

Question 20

I went to refuel because I had borrowed my parents’ car.

Answer 20

Fui a repostar porque habia pedido prestado el coche de mis papas

Question 21

You got dizzy because you had been sick

Answer 21

Te mareaste porque habías estado enfermo

Question 22

We did not go to see this movie because we had already seen it.

Answer 22

No fuimos a ver esa película porque ya la habiamos visto

Question 23

I didn’t say anything because, I had been afraid/ I had been afraid (Mexico)

Answer 23

No dije nada porque, habia tenido miedo/ me habia dado miedo (Mexico)

Question 24

When I got home I discovered that we had been robbed

Answer 24

Cuando llegué a casa descubrí que nos habían robado

Question 25

When I found out that you had been with another woman

Answer 25

Cuando te encontré que habías estado con otra mujer

Question 26

You didn’t get up early because our alarm had not gone off.

Answer 26

No madrugaste porque nuestra alarma no había sonado

Question 27

I had never been to Spain.

Answer 27

Nunca había estado en España

Question 28

I have never been

to Spain.

Answer 28

Nunca he estado en España.

Question 29

They met in January and by February they were married

Answer 29

Se conocieron en enero y en febrero se habían

casado.

Question 30

I had thought to call you (but in the end I

didn’t).

Answer 30

Había pensado llamarte (pero al final

no lo hice).

Question 31

I had planned to go to the movies (but in

the end I stayed home).

Answer 31

Había planeado ir al cine (pero al final

me quedé en casa).

Question 32

irregular participios

Answer 32

abrir abierto
poner puesto
hacer hecho
romper roto
volver vuelto
descubrir descubierto
escribir escrito