Pretérito pluscuamperfecto in Spanish
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Hide- 1.What is the pretérito pluscuamperfecto?
- 1.1.Conjugation of the verb haber
- 1.2.Regularly conjugated past participle of verbs on -AR, -ER, -IR
- 1.3.The complete formation of the pretérito pluscuamperfecto in Spanish (pluperfect)
- 2.Irregularly conjugated participles of verbs
- 3.When to use the pluscuamperfecto?
- 3.1.For an action or event completed in the past before other actions or events.
- 4.Marker words of the pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
- 5.Example sentences
- 6.Example text
- 7.Translation
- 8.Exercises
- 8.1.Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
- 8.2.Do you know how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto?
- 8.3.Do you know the most common irregular participles?
What is the pretérito pluscuamperfecto?
The pluperfect tense (Spanish: el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) is one of the compound tenses of the past. It is used to talk about what had happened or had been true at a point in the past. The pretérito pluscuamperfecto has two parts:
- the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb haber
- the past participle (participio) of the verb
pretérito pluscuamperfecto = haber (imperfecto) + participio
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Conjugation of the verb haber
| Personal pronouns | Auxiliary haber in imperfect |
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella | había |
| Nosotros/-as | habíamos |
| Vosotros/-as | habíais |
| Ellos / Ellas | habían |
Attention! Note that there are written accent marks on the í of all the imperfect forms of haber.
Regularly conjugated past participle of verbs on -AR, -ER, -IR
| Verbs in -ar | Verbs in -er | Verbs in -ir |
| The verb ending is replaced by -ADO | The verb ending is replaced by -IDO | The verb ending is replaced by -IDO |
hablar → hablado viajar → viajado | comer → comido beber → bebido | vivir → vivido sentir→ sentido |
The complete formation of the pretérito pluscuamperfecto in Spanish (pluperfect)
The complete formation of the pluscuamperfecto is made with the conjugated form of the auxiliary verb haber in the imperfect and the participle form of the verb:
| Personal pronoun | Auxiliary haber in imperfect | Participio |
Yo Tu Él/Ella/Usted Nosotros/-as Vosotros/-as Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | había habías había habíamos habíais habían | hablado comido vivido |
Irregularly conjugated participles of verbs
There are a few irregular participles in Spanish. Here is a list of the most important exceptions:
| Infinitive | Participle |
| abrir (to open) | abierto (opened) |
| cubrir (to cover) | cubierto (covered) |
| decir (to say) | dicho (said) |
| devolver (to return /to give back) | devuelto (returned) |
| disolver (to dissolve) | disuelto (dissolved) |
| escribir (to write) | escrito (written) |
| hacer (to do) | hecho (done) |
| ir (to go) | ido (gone) |
| morir (to die) | muerto (died) |
| poner (to put) | puesto (put) |
| romper (to break) | roto (broken) |
| ser (to be) | sido (been) |
| ver (to see) | visto (seen) |
| volver (to come back) | vuelto (come) |
When to use the pluscuamperfecto?
The past perfect or pluperfect is another compound tense that is similar in Spanish and English and its use is practically the same in both languages.
For an action or event completed in the past before other actions or events.
- La fiesta había comenzado (The party had started).
- Marta había salido cuando yo entré (Marta had left when I arrived).
Marker words of the pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
These expressions indicated the use of the pluscuamperfecto.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| todavía no | not yet |
| aún no | not yet |
| ya | already |
| nunca | never |
| siempre | always (I had always...) |
| en mi vida… | in my life |
Example sentences
- Todavía no había salido de casa. (She had not left home yet)
- Siempre había sido mala comedora. (She had always been a fussy eater)
- Ya había realizado la actividad en el libro. (He had already done the activity in the book)
Example text
“José Arcadio Buendía, que era el hombre más emprendedor que había existido en la tierra, había puesto de tal modo la ubicación de las casas, que desde todas podían llegar al río y recolectar agua con igual esfuerzo, y había organizado las calles con tan buen sentido que ninguna casa recibía más sol que otra, a la hora del calor.”
Texto tomado y adaptado del libro “Cien años de soledad” del autor Gabriel García Márquez.
Translation
"José Arcadio Buendía, who was the most enterprising man that had existed on earth, had put the location of the houses in such a way that they could reach the river and collect water with the same effort, and had organized the streets with good sense that any house received more sun than another, at the time of heat. "
Retrieved and adapted from “Cien años de soledad” del autor Gabriel García Márquez.
Exercises
- Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
- Do you know how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto?
- Do you know the most common irregular participles?
Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
Example
Ya se había ido cuando llegué. (irse / él)
1. Ya nos cuando llamaron al teléfono. (salir/nosotros)
(We had already left when the telephone rang).
2. Nacho de limpiar cuando Paula lo volvió a ensuciar todo. (terminar/ella)
(Nacho had already finished cleaning when Paula made a mess).
3. A pesar de que no entrenar mucho, Laïla corrió la maratón. (poder/ella)
(Even though she hadn't been able to train much, Laïla run the marathon).
4. Sabía que mi amigo no lo suficiente. (estudiar/ él)
(I knew that my friend hadn't studied enough)
5. Me dijo que el conserje no la . (saludar/ella)
(She told me that the concierge hadn't said hello to her)
6. Cuando llegué a casa, mi madre ya (salir/ella)
(When I came back home, my mum had already left)
7. Nunca antes tanto. (trabajar/yo)
(I had never worked that much).
8. La función ya cuando llegamos al teatro. (empezar/ella)
(The show had already started when we arrived to the theatre).
9. Aunque mucho, suspendieron el examen. (estudiar/ellas)
(Even though they had studied a lot, they failed the test).
10. Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya “Cumpleaños feliz”. (cantar/ellos)
(When I arrived to the party they had already sung "Happy birthday").
Do you know how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto?
Example:
No había trabajado antes. (él-trabajar)
(He hadn't worked before)
1. Ya cuando llegó. (comer- nosotros)
(We had already eaten when he arrived)
2. Nunca lo antes de aquel día. (ver- yo)
(I hadn’t seen him before that day)
3. su coche. (vender- ella)
(She had sold her car).
4. Vosotros mucho tiempo en París. (vivir- vosotros)
(You had lived in Paris for a long time).
5. No nada. (decir- él)
(He hadn’t said anything)
6. mucho ese día. (trabajar- tú)
(You had worked a lot that day)
7. Ellos en España antes. (vivir- ellos)
(They had lived in Spain before)
8. Ya vender la casa. (decidir- nosotros)
(We had already decided to sell the house)
9. Todavía no al cine a ver esa película. (ir- él)
(He still hadn’t gone to the cinema to watch that movie)
10. Ya el examen. (hacer- nosotros)
(We had already done the exam)
Do you know the most common irregular participles?
Example:
Tres personas habían muerto. (ellas- morir)
(Three people had died)
1. Ya la puerta cuando llamó al timbre. (abrir-yo)
(I had already opened the door when he rang the bell)
2. la moto con plástico para que no se mojase de la lluvia. (tú- cubrir)
(You had covered the motorbike with plastic in order to keep it dry from the rain)
3. ¿Qué le ? (decir-tú)
(What did you say to him?)
4. un libro de aventuras. (ella-escribir)
(She had written an adventure book)
5. demasiadas patatas para la cena. (él-freír)
(He had fried too many chips for dinner)
6. Por favor, recuérdame qué para comer.
(Please, remind me what she had made for lunch).
7. un ruido, por eso tenían miedo. (ellos-oír)
(They had heard some noise, that’s why they were scared).
8. Me una bufanda porque pensaba que hacía más frío. (yo-poner)
(I had put on a scarf because I thought it was colder)
9. No le el móvil adrede. (ella-romper)
(She hadn’t broken his phone on purpose)
10. ¡Perdona, no te ! (yo-ver)
(Sorry, I hadn’t seen you!)
Exercises
- Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
- Do you know how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto?
- Do you know the most common irregular participles?
Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
Example
Ya se había ido cuando llegué. (irse / él)
1. Ya nos cuando llamaron al teléfono. (salir/nosotros)
(We had already left when the telephone rang).
2. Nacho de limpiar cuando Paula lo volvió a ensuciar todo. (terminar/ella)
(Nacho had already finished cleaning when Paula made a mess).
3. A pesar de que no entrenar mucho, Laïla corrió la maratón. (poder/ella)
(Even though she hadn't been able to train much, Laïla run the marathon).
4. Sabía que mi amigo no lo suficiente. (estudiar/ él)
(I knew that my friend hadn't studied enough)
5. Me dijo que el conserje no la . (saludar/ella)
(She told me that the concierge hadn't said hello to her)
6. Cuando llegué a casa, mi madre ya (salir/ella)
(When I came back home, my mum had already left)
7. Nunca antes tanto. (trabajar/yo)
(I had never worked that much).
8. La función ya cuando llegamos al teatro. (empezar/ella)
(The show had already started when we arrived to the theatre).
9. Aunque mucho, suspendieron el examen. (estudiar/ellas)
(Even though they had studied a lot, they failed the test).
10. Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya “Cumpleaños feliz”. (cantar/ellos)
(When I arrived to the party they had already sung "Happy birthday").
Do you know how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto?
Example:
No había trabajado antes. (él-trabajar)
(He hadn't worked before)
1. Ya cuando llegó. (comer- nosotros)
(We had already eaten when he arrived)
2. Nunca lo antes de aquel día. (ver- yo)
(I hadn’t seen him before that day)
3. su coche. (vender- ella)
(She had sold her car).
4. Vosotros mucho tiempo en París. (vivir- vosotros)
(You had lived in Paris for a long time).
5. No nada. (decir- él)
(He hadn’t said anything)
6. mucho ese día. (trabajar- tú)
(You had worked a lot that day)
7. Ellos en España antes. (vivir- ellos)
(They had lived in Spain before)
8. Ya vender la casa. (decidir- nosotros)
(We had already decided to sell the house)
9. Todavía no al cine a ver esa película. (ir- él)
(He still hadn’t gone to the cinema to watch that movie)
10. Ya el examen. (hacer- nosotros)
(We had already done the exam)
Do you know the most common irregular participles?
Example:
Tres personas habían muerto. (ellas- morir)
(Three people had died)
1. Ya la puerta cuando llamó al timbre. (abrir-yo)
(I had already opened the door when he rang the bell)
2. la moto con plástico para que no se mojase de la lluvia. (tú- cubrir)
(You had covered the motorbike with plastic in order to keep it dry from the rain)
3. ¿Qué le ? (decir-tú)
(What did you say to him?)
4. un libro de aventuras. (ella-escribir)
(She had written an adventure book)
5. demasiadas patatas para la cena. (él-freír)
(He had fried too many chips for dinner)
6. Por favor, recuérdame qué para comer.
(Please, remind me what she had made for lunch).
7. un ruido, por eso tenían miedo. (ellos-oír)
(They had heard some noise, that’s why they were scared).
8. Me una bufanda porque pensaba que hacía más frío. (yo-poner)
(I had put on a scarf because I thought it was colder)
9. No le el móvil adrede. (ella-romper)
(She hadn’t broken his phone on purpose)
10. ¡Perdona, no te ! (yo-ver)
(Sorry, I hadn’t seen you!)
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✔ A method based on communication and oral expression.
✔ Lessons full of planned, sequenced, and gamified activities.
✔ I have all the materials to teach you, at the end of each lesson you will have your materials and our studied notes.
✔ Spanish for all levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2).
✔ Knowledge and use of the best manuals and books for teaching Spanish.
✔ Knowledge of the use of current digital tools for teaching and learning.
✔ I’m fluent in English
✔ I’m fluent in Turkish
✔ I speak basic Italian and basic Arabic
✔ Book your trail lesson Now!
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H. N.
Juan Carlos is a very friendly and experienced teacher. He can offer you self made teaching material and great classes, I can surely recommend him as a teacher.
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Juan Carlos B.
Native Italian teacher
S. G.
Valeria is a very nice teacher with a Languages degree and already quite some experience in teaching and tutoring. I found her method really smart and effective: she makes her students relax and feel comfortable with the language and she finds the best way to keep things interesting and engaging.
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Valeria G.
Teacher with extensive experience in teaching French as a foreign language
C. B.
Maria is an experienced French teacher. She has teaching French to adults and children and knows how interacts with them. Moreover she gets different materials for learning French as videos, music, grammar exercises and discussions. Maria is a smiling and nice person, students will enjoy learning French with her and she adaptes her lessons to students level.
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Maria Sandra M.
Hello! My name is Jacko a TESOL certified teacher and I've been teaching English online to both young learners and adult learners of different levels since 2015. For me, teaching is a mission, I will be with you every step of the way and make sure to guide and help you until you reach your goas. I’m patient, friendly, engaging and I always make sure my students can learn in a very simple way while having fun at the same time. I do believe that "Nothing is impossible" so "Just do it"! I hope to meet and see you in one of my class!
H. K.
Jade is an outgoing and dedicated English teacher. You can tell how much he loves to share his knowledge with new students. Since he can teach all levels, from beginner to advanced, he is definitely the right teacher for you and will adapt the English lessons exactly to your needs and your level. Since he uses different sorts of materials in his classes, you will never get bored, and you will be able to improve your English skills in a fun and easy way. So don't hesitate any longer and book your first lesson with Jade today!
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Jade D.
Hi, my name is Alessia, I teach Italian to foreigners.
I got a degree in "DAMS" (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment), a degree in "Italian Literature, language, and Culture - Cultural Promotion Curriculum", the CEDILS certification from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice for the teaching of 'Italian to foreigners and I am a CELI examiner of the CEDIS Lazio network. I have collaborated on various educational projects, language learning apps, and educational and recreational videos for children.
I am available to help you with your projects if you need help writing for example a theme, a letter, or your curriculum vitae.
An example of one of my lessons to learn the language in a more fun way? Through the analysis of a scene taken from an Italian film, we will analyze the syntax, grammar, idioms, and puns, we will hear the accents so that you too can speak like an Italian.
I can help you learn Italian in many ways, personalizing the lessons as much as possible according to your needs.
T. .
Alessia is a very nice and positive teacher. She has prepared learning materials to teach mainly beginners in levels A1,A2. Alessia has already a teaching experience and is ready to teach other students.
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Alessia F.
My name is Alberto and I am 29 years old. I speak Spanish, English, French, German and Italian. As you might have seen, one of my passions is the study of foreign languages. I love learning them, studying them, and keeping permanently in touch with them.
I have been a foreign language teacher for eight years, and I have always obtained remarkably good results. I personnally love working as a language teacher. It is another opportunity of keeping studying one specific language whereas you are helping other people to learn.
In my clases I adapt myself to the needs of my student. We practice the speaking, the writing, or any other skill the student desires. We learn also grammar and vocabulary. I like to work with spread sheets of grammar and vocabulary to consolidate the grammar basis, but I also like using other ressources, such as films, books, videos, games, songs or articles from the newspaper.
I am quite patient comprehensive and kind. All the students that came to me with problems or difficulties bearing relation to the grammar have come through them with a great success after some lessons with me.
So I look forward to welcoming you all with open arms to help you discover a new language or improve your language skills.
Alberto
D. .
Great lesson! Alberto always prepares the lessons so well that I really learn something. The material used is varied and individually tailored to what I want to practice. This is how I really enjoy my homework. The discussion of my tasks is as detailed as I would like. I've made good progress in the past few hours. Of course, punctuality is a matter of course.
Alberto R.