The Pluperfect Tense
The "imperfect" perfect tense is known in grammar circles as the pluperfect tense. They denote "had ". They are frequently used along with ya (already). The conjugation is as follows:
Use them along with past participles, such as the following:
- yo había
- tú habias
- él, ella, Ud. había
- nosotros habíamos
- vosotros habíais
- ellos, ellas, Uds. habían
Use them along with past participles, such as the following:
Cuando Juan llegó a mi casa, ya había hecho un pastel. When Juan got to my house, I had already made the cake.
Ya me había ido cuando tú veniste. I had already left when you came.
Nos habíamos sentado cuando la película empezó. We had sat down when the movie began.
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