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Past Perfect (Pasado Perfecto) : Grammatical Rules (Reglas Grammaticales)

The past perfect tense in English corresponds to the pluscuamperfecto in Spanish. It is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. The past perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb "had" and the past participle of the main verb. It is used to talk about actions that began in the past and were completed before another specified time in the past. Examples are provided of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past perfect tense.

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Past Perfect (Pasado Perfecto) : Grammatical Rules (Reglas Grammaticales)

The past perfect tense in English corresponds to the pluscuamperfecto in Spanish. It is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. The past perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb "had" and the past participle of the main verb. It is used to talk about actions that began in the past and were completed before another specified time in the past. Examples are provided of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past perfect tense.

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Past Perfect (Pasado perfecto)

Past Perfect eat Ver tabla de conjugacion: Past Perfect formleccion

El pasado perfecto en inglés corresponde al pluscuamperfecto de español. En general,


lo usamos para acciones que han pasado antes de otra acción en el pasado.

Grammatical Rules (Reglas grammaticales)


Form (Forma)

Como el presente perfecto, se forma el pasado perfecto con el verbo auxiliar "to have" y
el participio pasado. Claro que el verbo auxiliar es en el pasado.

Subject Auxiliary Past Participle


I, You, He, She, It, We,
had studied, visited, worked...
They

Ver la lista de los participios pasados iregulares.

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)


o Ejemplos:
o I'd visited the Louvre before so I knew where the Mona Lisa was.

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I had [I'd] visited the Louvre before so I knew where the Mona Lisa was.
(Había visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, así que sabía donde estaba la
Mona Lisa.)

o They'd studied English before they went to London.

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They had [They'd] studied English before they went to London. (Habían
estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres.)

o Henry changed careers because he'd worked as an accountant for many


years and was bored.

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Henry changed careers because he had [he'd] worked as an accountant


for many years and was bored. (Henry cambió de profesión porque había
trabajado como contable durante muchos años y estaba aburrido.)
Estructura Sujeto + "had" + participio pasado.

2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)


o Ejemplos:
o I hadn't visited the Louvre before so I didn't know where the Mona Lisa
was.

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I had not [hadn't] visited the Louvre before so I didn't know where the
Mona Lisa was. (No había visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, así que no
sabía donde estaba la Mona Lisa.)

o They hadn't studied English before they went to London.

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They had not [hadn't] studied English before they went to London. (No
habían estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres.)

o Henry changed careers even though he hadn't worked as an accountant


for long.

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Henry changed careers even though he had not [hadn't] worked as an


accountant for long. (Henry cambió de profesión a pesar de que no había
trabajado como contable durante mucho tiempo.)

Estructura Sujeto + "had" + "not" + participio pasado.

3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)


o Ejemplos:
o How did you know where the Mona Lisa was? Had you visited the
Louvre before?

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How did you know where the Mona Lisa was? Had you visited the
Louvre before? (¿Cómo sabías dónde estaba la Mona Lisa? ¿Había
visitado el Museo del Louvre antes?)

o Had they studied English before they went to London?

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Had they studied English before they went to London? (¿Habían


estudiado inglés antes de irse a Londres?)

o Had Henry worked as an accountant for long before he changed careers?


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Had Henry worked as an accountant for long before he changed careers?


(¿Henry había trabajado como contable durante mucho tiempo antes de
cambiar de profesión?)

Estructura"Had" + sujeto + participio pasado?

Uses (Usos)
1. Usamos el pasado perfecto para referirnos a una acción o evento que
comenzó en el pasado y que es anterior a otra acción también en el pasado
(el pasado simple).
o Ejemplos:
o I'd read the book before I saw the movie.

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I'd read the book before I saw the movie. (Había leído el libro antes de
ver la película.)

o Donna had just left when you called.

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Donna had just left when you called. (Donna había salido justo cuando
llamaste.)

o Had you ever flown before the trip to France?

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Had you ever flown before the trip to France? (¿Alguna vez habías
volado antes del viaje a Francia?)

2. Se usa para acciones que pasaron antes de un tiempo específico en el


pasado.
o Ejemplos:
o I had already woken up when the alarm rang at 7am.

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I had already woken up when the alarm clock rang at 7am. (Ya me había
despertado cuando sonó el despertador a las 7.)

o He hadn't been to France before the trip in 2008.

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He hadn't been to France before the trip in 2008. (No había estado en
Francia antes del viaje del 2008.)

3. También, como el presente perfecto, con algunos verbos usamos el pasado


perfecto para situaciones que han empezado en el pasado y que siguieron
hasta un punto específico en el pasado.
o Ejemplos:
o She had only owned one car before she bought her new BMW.

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She had only owned one car before she bought her new BMW. (Había
tenido un coche antes de que le compró a su nuevo BMW.)

o I'd been depressed for a long time before I changed jobs.

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I'd been depressed for a long time before I changed jobs. (Había estado
deprimido durante mucho tiempo antes de que cambiara de trabajo.)

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