past perfect
In spanish:
I had eaten, you had eaten, he/she/you(f.) had eaten, we had eaten, they had eaten
Yo había comido, tú habías comido, él/ella/usted había comido, nosotros/as habíamos comido, ellos/as habían comido
Conjugate into a nosotros/as command: comer
comamos
Where are object pronouns placed in nosotros commands (give most affirmative and negative)?
Affirmative: attached to the ending
Negative: in front of the command
What form of haber is used for past perfect?
imperfect
Respond to the statement using both the negative and affirmative nosotros command: Vamos a mirar la televisión.
No, no la miremos.
Sí, mirémosla
When is the past perfect tense used?
When talking about what someone had done or what had occurred before another past event.
In Spanish:
I had written, you had written, he/she/you (f.) had written, we had written, they/you all had written
Yo había escrito, tú habías escrito, él/ella/usted había escrito, nosotros/as habíamos escrito, ellos/ellas/ustedes habían escrito
Translate and conjugate as a nosotros/as command: let's not go to sleep now.
No nos acostemos ahora.
¿Cómo se dice esto en español? :
I had already spoken to him, but let's visit his office.
Ya había hablado con él, pero visitemos su oficina.
How do you say past perfect tense in Spanish and how do you spell it? (when spelling you can use English characters)
El pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Translate and conjugate as a nosotros/as command: let's go!
¡vámonos!
What happens when nos or se is attached to an affirmative nosotros command?
The final -s is removed from the verb ending.
Create a sentence using the following phrases and translate: Conocer/tú/antes/pensar/yo/ser/antipático.
hint: pensar is in past perfect; there are words not listed following antes and pensar; ser is in the imperfect tense
Antes de conocerte, yo había pensado que tú eras antipático.
Before I knew you, I had thought you were unfriendly.
What is the negative nosotros/as command for irse?
No nos vayamos
¿Cómo se dice esto en español? :
Nature had been destroyed by humans for a long time. Let's work together to help our planet.
(hint: together - juntos in this case; for is used as during; destroyed is a past participle)
La naturaleza había sido destruida por los humanos durante mucho tiempo. Trabajemos juntos para ayudar a nuestro planeta.