45 Pluperfect/Past Perfect "Had"Tense 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

I hadn’t opened the windows until May of that year.

A

(Yo) no habia abierto las ventanas hasta mayo de ese año

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They hadn’t done anything

A

Ellos no habían hecho nada.

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She hadn’t seen the movie before Saturday.

A

Ella no había visto la pelicula antes de sábado

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All the trees had died.

A

Todos de los árboles habian muerto.

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We hadn’t solved the problems before the meeting

A

No habíamos resuelto los problemas antes de la reunión.

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The thieves had broken the windows and the chairs.

A

Los ladrones habían roto las ventanas y las sillas.

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Had you all (formal) covered the tables before the storm.

A

Habian cubíerto las mesas antes de la tormenta.

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8
Q

Where had you put the money

A

Dónde habías puesto el dinero.

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9
Q

I had written 50 letters before I received a reply

A

Había escrito 50 cartas antes de recebir una repuesta

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10
Q

Had they provided you with enough information.

A

Te habían provisto de bastante información.

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Past Perfect
el pluscuamperfecto

The past perfect is often used to talk about what a person had done before something else happened in the past.

A

It is formed by combining haber in the imperfect with a past participle.

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12
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I had already seen my cousin.

A

Había visto ya a mi primo.

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You had already sung at the party when I arrived.

A

Habías cantado en la fiesta cuando llegué.

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You had read the book before him.

A

Usted había leído el libro antes que él.

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He had taken off his hat before entering my house.

A

Él había sacado su gorro cuando entró en mi casa.

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16
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She had eaten before going to the movies.

A

Ella había comido antes de ir al cine.

17
Q

We had sat down when the train left.

A

Nos habíamos sentado cuando el tren salió.

18
Q

You had not heard the song before now.

A

No habíais oído la canción antes de ahora.

19
Q

You had returned when they left.

A

Ustedes habían vuelto cuando ellos salieron.

20
Q

They had put the cakes on the table.

A

Ellos habían puesto los pasteles en la mesa.

21
Q

They had talked a lot when the party ended.

A

Ellas habían hablado mucho cuando la fiesta terminó.

22
Q

Notice that the auxiliary verb (haber) and the past participle are never separated.

A

If object pronouns are present, they go immediately before haber.

23
Q

I had already seen him.

A

Ya lo había visto.

24
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You had read it before him.

A

Usted lo había leído antes que él.

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He had taken it off before entering my house.
Él lo había sacado cuando entró en mi casa.
26
You had not heard it before now.
No la habíais oído antes de ahora.
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They had put them on the table.
Ellos los habían puesto en la mesa.