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In Spanish, we use Past Perfect Tense when we want to talk about an action in the past that happened before another action in the past. | In Spanish, we use Past Perfect Tense when we want to talk about an action in the past that happened before another action in the past. | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 13 May 2021
Hi Spanish learners,
In Spanish, we use Past Perfect Tense when we want to talk about an action in the past that happened before another action in the past.
Structure
Subject + Haber (imperfect form) + verb (past participle) + Complement
Conjuction
If you want to say a sentence n Past Perfect Tense, you need to know how to conjugate the verb Haber. The next table shows you how you can conjugate it.
Subject | Haber (Imperfect Form) |
---|---|
Yo | Había |
Tú | Habías |
Él/Ella/Usted | Había |
Nosotros/Nosotras | Habíamos |
Vosotros/Vosotras | Habíais |
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | Habían |
Examples
- Yo había escrito un libro hace muchos años (I had written a book many years ago)
- Nosotras habíamos ganado el trofeo antes de que vinieras (we had won the trophy before you came)
- Vosotros ya habíais hecho la tarea cuando la pedí (You had already done the homework when I ordered it)