VERBAL TENSES IN ENGLISH
PAST PERFECT The English players protested because Maradona had scored the goal with his hand. Which happened first the goal or the protest? Fred was banned from athletics because he had cheated in the marathon. Which happened first the banning or the cheating?
USE OF PAST PERFECT El past perfect se usa para describir una acción pasada que es anterior a otra pasada. Example: I had laid the table before my guests arrived Había puesto la mesa antes de que llegaran mis invitados ¿Qué acción sucede en primer lugar? Poner la mesa Por tanto el verbo va en past pefect
PAST PERFECT. TO WORK (TRABAJAR) FORMA AFIRMATIVA I had worked You had worked He had worked She had worked It had worked We had worked They had worked FORMA NEGATIVA I had not (hadn’t) worked You had not (hadn’t) worked He had not (hadn’t) worked She had not (hadn’t) worked It had not (hadn’t) worked We had not (hadn’t) worked They had not (hadn’t) worked
PAST PERFECT. TO WORK (TRABAJAR) FORMA INTERROGATIVA Had I worked? Had you worked? Had he worked? Had she worked? Had it worked? Had we worked? Had they worked? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I had/ No I hadn’t Yes you had / No, you hadn’t Yes, he had / No, he hadn’t Yes, she had / No, she hadn’t Yes, it had / No, it hadn’t Yes, we had / No we hadn’t Yes, you had / No you hand’t Yes, they had / No they hadn’t
PAST PERFECT DE UN VERBO IRREGULAR Como hemos visto en las anteriores diapositivas el past perfect se forma con had + participio, cuya terminación es igual que la del pasado de un verbo regular, esto es, con la terminación “-ed”. De nuevo tenemos el problema de los verbos irregulares. El participio de estos verbos tiene su propia forma y por tanto habrá que aprender dicho participio. Por ejemplo: Write Witten You had written Know Known She had known
EQUIVALENCIA CON LOS TIEMPOS VERBALES EN CASTELLANO Past Perfect Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de indicativo I had made a reservation before we arrived at the hotel Había hecho una reserva antes de que llegáramos al hotel Past Perfect Pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo If I hadn’t made a reservation before.... Si no hubiera/ hubiese hecho antes una reseva......