The past perfect tense

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PAST PERFECT
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HOW DOES IT WORK?

• In Spanish, the past perfect tense is formed by
  using the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb
  "haber" with the past participle. Haber is
  conjugated as follows
• habíahabíashabíahabíamoshabíaishabían

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HAD
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HAD NOT HADN'T
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The past perfect tense

• Look at this sentence .

I had eaten my breakfast before I went to school.
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How is the past perfect formed?

Had un verbo en pasado participio y
luego un sujeto y un verbo en pasado

• Ali had played football before he went back home.

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Look at this example.
After he had taken his music lesson,

• he made a telephone call.

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What had Ali done before he
went fishing?
Ali had repaired his car,

• before he went fishing.

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La llave para entender es después de la palabra
after y as soon as vendrá un pasado perfecto
after
as soon as
hadPP
Past simple
After she had eaten her food As soon she had
eaten her food
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La clave es cuando va la palabra before o by
the time , debe seguir un tiempo verbal en pasado
before
past simple
PASADO PERFECTO
By the time
Before I ATE MY FOOD I HAD GONE TO THE
SUPERMARKET
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USOS .
We use the past perfect to talk about an action
which happened before another action in the
past
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Make similar sentences using after and before.
Finish work-watch TV
After I had finished work ,I watched TV
Before I watched TV ,I had finished my work.
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Make similar sentences using by the time and as
soon as
Eat breakfast-go to school
By the time I went to school,I had eaten my
breakfast.
As soon as I had eaten my breakfast,I went to
school
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Make similar sentences using by the time and as
soon as
Police arrive-thief escape
By the time the police arrived,the thief had
escaped.
As soon as the thief had escaped ,the police
arrived.
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So it is correct to say

• After he had finished the meeting ,he made a
  telephone call.

OR
Before he made a telephone call ,he had finished
the meeting.
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PALABRAS USADAS EN EL PASADO PERFECTO

• AS SOON AS
• BY THE TIME
• AFTER
• BEFORE
• WHEN