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
How do you form a nosotros/as command?
For -ar verbs, use the -er present tense nosotros ending.
For -er and -ir verbs, use the -ar present tense nosotros ending.
What form of haber is used for past perfect?
imperfect
Answer the following statement: Vamos a mirar la televisión (no)
No, no la miremos.
When do we use the past perfect tense?
To talk about what someone had done or what had occurred before another 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 do we do when nos or se is attached to a affirmative nosotros command?
The final -s is dropped from the verb ending.
Translate: They had solved the problem before I went to Mexico.
Habían resuelto el problema antes de ir a México.
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.