Past Perfect Indicative

Prerequisite: Participle

Overview

Conjugation

Haber (in imperfect indicative) + participle

bailar
yo había bailado
habías bailado
usted, él, ella había bailado
nosotros habíamos bailado
vosotros habíais bailado
ustedes, ellos, ellas habían bailado

Use

1. Same as English

e.g. Habías salido. = You had left.

2. Often with “ya”

e.g. Cuando llegaste, ya habíamos comido. = When you arrived, we had already eaten.

Tutorial: Past Perfect Indicative

Practice Quiz: Past Perfect Indicative, Conjugation

Past Perfect Indicative, Conjugation

Conjugate the given verb in the past perfect indicative.

Practice Quiz: Past Perfect Indicative, Use

Past Perfect Indicative, Use

Translate the sentence to Spanish by using the preterit and the past perfect indicative.