Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
El pluscuamperfecto
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Grammatical Rules
(Reglas gramaticales)
Form (Forma)
Igual que en el presente perfecto, se forma el pasado perfecto con el verbo
auxiliar to have y el participio pasado. El verbo auxiliar estar en pasado.
Sujeto
Verbo
Auxiliar
had
Forma Corta
Participio Pasado
studied, visited,
worked
Structure (Estructura)
1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
I had [Id] visited the Louvre before, so I knew where the Mona Lisa was. (Haba
visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, as que saba donde estaba la Mona Lisa.)
They had [Theyd] studied English before they went to London. (Haban estudiado ingls
antes de irse a Londres.)
Henry changed careers because he had [hed] worked as an accountant for many
years and was bored. (Henry cambi de profesin porque haba trabajado como contable durante muchos
aos y estaba aburrido.)
I had not [hadnt] visited the Louvre before so I didnt know where the Mona Lisa
was. (No haba visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, as que no saba donde estaba la Mona Lisa.)
They had not [hadnt] studied English before they went to London. (No haban
estudiado ingls antes de irse a Londres.)
Henry changed careers even though he had not [hadnt] worked as an accountant
for long. (Henry cambi de profesin a pesar de que no haba trabajado como contable durante mucho
tiempo.)
How did you know where the Mona Lisa was? Had you visited the Louvre
before? (Cmo sabas dnde estaba la Mona Lisa? Habas visitado el Museo del Louvre antes?)
Had they studied English before they went to London? (Haban estudiado ingls antes de
irse a Londres?)
Had Henry worked as an accountant for long before he changed careers?(Henry haba
trabajado como contable durante mucho tiempo antes de cambiar de profesin?)
Uses
(Usos)
Id read the book before I saw the movie. (Haba ledo el libro antes de ver la pelcula.)
Donna had just left when you called. (Donna haba salido justo cuando llamaste.)
Had you ever flown before the trip to France? (Alguna vez habas volado antes del viaje a
Francia?)
I had already woken up when the alarm clock rang at 7am. (Ya me haba despertado cuando
son el despertador a las 7.)
He hadnt been to France before the trip in 2008. (No haba estado en Francia antes del viaje
del 2008.)
She had only owned one car before she bought her new BMW. (Haba tenido un coche
antes de que compr su nuevo BMW.)
Id been depressed for a long time before I changed jobs. (Haba estado deprimido durante
mucho tiempo antes de que cambiara de trabajo.)