Here, the pluperfect is used to indicate that the fairy "had disappeared" prior to the moment that Cinderella "tried" to say goodbye (as described by the preterite verb quiso). When Cinderella tried to say thank you, the fairy had already disappeared.Ĭaption 1, Cuentos de hadas Cenicienta - Part 2 Play Caption You will note from the translations that the Spanish pluperfect is used in very similar situations as the pluperfect in English.Ĭuando Cenicienta quiso dar las gracias, el hada ya había desaparecido. ![]() Now that we know how to conjugate the Spanish pluperfect and how to translate it, let's view a few examples. Nosotros/as habíamos hablado: We had talked/spoken Whereas the verb haber in the present tense can be translated as "have" in the context of the present perfect in examples like Yo he comido (I have eaten), Tú has comenzado(You have begun), or Nosotros/as hemos hablado (We have talked/spoken), the translation for the imperfect conjugation of haber within the pluperfect tense is "had." That said, let's look at those same verbs conjugated in the pluperfect, noting their translations: For a list of more irregular Spanish participles as well as a detailed explanation of how to conjugate participles in Spanish, we invite you to consult this lesson on the present perfect tense in Spanish. These correspond to English participles (which often but not always end in -ed or -en). Examples include regular -ar verbs like hablado (talked/spoken) and mirado (looked), regular -er verbs like comido (eaten) and aprendido (learned), regular -ir verbs like recibido (received) and dormido (slept), and irregular verbs like abierto (opened), visto (seen), and dicho (said). ![]() Let's first take a look at the imperfect conjugation of haber: Haber in the imperfect tense + the participle So, the formula for the pluperfect tense in Spanish would be: ![]() The Spanish pluperfect tense, which is sometimes referred to as the past perfect tense, is pretty easy to conjugate! It is very similar to the Spanish present perfect tense (the verb haber in the present tense + the participle) except that haber will be conjugated in the Spanish imperfect tense. Let's find out how to conjugate the Spanish pluperfect tense and hear several examples in action. Like in English, the Spanish pluperfect tense describes something that happened before something else, for example, something that "had" already happened at a certain point in time or before another past action.
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