Pluscuamperfecto
[past perfect indicative]
When do I use it?
When do I use it?
The past perfect indicative is used when you want to say that something had happened in the past.
The past perfect indicative is used when you want to say that something had happened in the past.
The teachers had graded the tests already.
The school had cancelled classes already when we received the email.
When do I learn it?
When do I learn it?
-Originally learned in: Spanish IV
-Originally learned in: Spanish IV
-May be reviewed in: Spanish V, APSLang
-May be reviewed in: Spanish V, APSLang
Basic info:
Basic info:
All perfect tenses are always formed the same way and each conjugation contains two words. For what it means, return to "When do I use it?" above.
All perfect tenses are always formed the same way and each conjugation contains two words. For what it means, return to "When do I use it?" above.
In this conjugation, the verb "haber" will be conjugated in the imperfect tense.
The perfect tenses are often seen with the word "ya" (already).
*CAUTION*
*CAUTION*
There is a handful of irregular past participles that you need to be aware of. Check the out below!
There is a handful of irregular past participles that you need to be aware of. Check the out below!
–ído
–ído
* -er and -ir verbs whose stems end in a STRONG vowel (a, e, o) *
Caer --> caído
[fallen]Creer --> creído
[believed]Leer --> leído
[read]Oír --> oído
[heard]Traer --> traído
[brought](Son)reír --> (son)reído
[smiled / laughed]-to
-to
Abrir --> abierto
[opened]Escribir --> escrito
[written]Morir --> muerto
[died]Poner --> puesto
[put]Resolver --> resuelto
[resolved / figured out]Romper --> roto
[broken]Ver --> visto
[seen](Des)cubrir --> (des)cubierto
[(dis)covered](De)volver --> (de)vuelto
[returned]-cho
-cho
Decir --> dicho
[said / told]Hacer --> hecho
[done / made]online practice
online practice
Conjugation practice on conjuguemos.com