El pluscuamperfecto ¿Qué es el pluscuamperfecto? The pluperfect is formed by combining a helping verb (“had”) with the past participle

For example: For example: I had played tennis. I had played tennis. She had sung at weddings. She had sung at weddings. We had flown in a plane. We had flown in a plane. In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the imperfect tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the imperfect tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle For example: For example: Yo había bailado. Yo había bailado. I had danced. Nosotros no habíamos estudiado para el examen. Nosotros no habíamos estudiado para el examen. We had not studied for the exam.

When do we use the pluperfect? Pluperfect: The pluperfect is conversational and is used in everyday speech to describe a past action that happened prior to another past action. The more recent past action typically signals the end of the previous past action, as in the following examples: Pluperfect: The pluperfect is conversational and is used in everyday speech to describe a past action that happened prior to another past action. The more recent past action typically signals the end of the previous past action, as in the following examples: Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron. We had finished dinner before they arrived. Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron. We had finished dinner before they arrived. Ella nos había llamado antes de visitar. She had called us before visiting. Ella nos había llamado antes de visitar. She had called us before visiting. Yo me había acostado después de mi programa favorito. I had gone to bed after my favorite program. Yo me había acostado después de mi programa favorito. I had gone to bed after my favorite program.

The imperfect tense of haber habíahabíamos habías habíahabían

Remember… How to form the past participle:  For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ado Example: comprar → comprado  For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ido Example: tener → tenido

Not exactly irregular but… -er and –ir verbs whose stems end in a vowel have past participles ending in –ído caer → caídocreer → creído leer → leídooír → oído reír → reídotraer → traído

Irregulars The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in –to: abrir → abiertocubrir → cubierto descubrir → descubiertoescribir → escrito morir → muertoponer → puesto romper → rotover → visto volver → vuelto volver → vuelto

More irregulars These verbs have irregular past participles ending in –cho: decir → dicho hacer → hecho

El pluscuamperfecto ¿Qué es el pluscuamperfecto? The pluperfect is formed by combining a helping verb (“had”) with the past participle

For example: For example: I had played tennis. I had played tennis. She had sung at weddings. She had sung at weddings. We had flown in a plane. We had flown in a plane. In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the imperfect tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle In Spanish we form the present participle by combining the imperfect tense of the verb haber (the helping verb, or el verbo auxiliar) with a past participle For example: For example: Yo había bailado. Yo había bailado. Nosotros no habíamos estudiado para el examen. Nosotros no habíamos estudiado para el examen.

When do we use the pluperfect? Pluperfect: The pluperfect is conversational and is used in everyday speech to describe a past action that happened prior to another past action. The more recent past action typically signals the end of the previous past action, as in the following examples: Pluperfect: The pluperfect is conversational and is used in everyday speech to describe a past action that happened prior to another past action. The more recent past action typically signals the end of the previous past action, as in the following examples: Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron. Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron. Ella nos había llamado antes de visitar. Ella nos había llamado antes de visitar. Yo me había acostado después de mi programa favorito. I Yo me había acostado después de mi programa favorito. I

The imperfect tense of haber

Remember… How to form the past participle:  For –ar verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ado Example: comprar →  For –er and –ir verbs, take the stem of the verb and add –ido Example: tener →

Not exactly irregular but… -er and –ir verbs whose stems end in a vowel have past participles ending in –ído caer → creer → leer → oír → reír → traer →

Irregulars The following verbs have irregular past participles ending in –to: abrir → cubrir → descubrir → escribir → morir → poner → romper → ver → volver → volver →

More irregulars These verbs have irregular past participles ending in –cho: decir → hacer →