We use it

Para referirnos a una accion que habia sucedido (comenzado y terminado) antes de otra situacion en el pasado.

IMPORTANT

Las oraciones en este tiempo Verbal pueden estar acompañadas de palabras como...

- Never

- Just

- Already

- Since

- Yet

- For

- As soon as

- Until

STRUCTURE

Auxiliar "Had".

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Sujeto + Had + Pasado Participio del verbo + el resto de la oracion.

Para formular oraciones Afirmativas en este Tiempo Verbal se utiliza el Auxiliar "Had", independientemente de cual sea el Sujeto de la oracion.

El Verbo principal se conjuga en Pasado Participio pero su forma dependera de si el verbo es regular o irregular.

Si el Verbo es Regular, se le agrega -Ed al final.

Si el Verbo es Irregular, aparecera en la lista de verbos irregulares, el Pasado Participio aparece en la 3° columna.

  • Examples

    I wrote an essay about the book that I had read before.

    (Escribi un ensayo sobre el libro que habia leido antes).

    Susan had worked the whole day before she went back home.

    (Susan habia trabajado todo el dia antes de que ella volviera a casa).

    He had finished school when he met Kate.

    (El habia terminado la escuela cuando conocio a Kate).

    She had never been to India.

    (Ella nunca habia estado en la India).

Sujeto + Had Not + Verbo conjugado en Pasado Participio + el resto de la oracion.

En las oraciones Negativas, se niega el Auxiliar, es decir

Had Not (Hadn't).

El Verbo siempre se conjuga en Pasado Participio.

  • Examples

    She hadn't ridden a horse for a long time so she was scared.

    (Ella no habia montado un caballo por un largo tiempo por eso estaba asustada).

    I hadn't been to England until 2002.

    (Yo no habia estado en Inglaterra hasta el 2002).

    Bobby had not cleaned his room when mum arrived.

    (Bobby no habia limpiado su habitacion cuando mama llego).

Had + Sujeto + verbo conjugado en Pasado Participio + el resto de la oracion…?

La forma Interrogativa se formula colocando el Auxiliar "Had" antes del Sujeto.

El Verbo de la oracion siempre se escribe en Pasado Participio.

  • Examples

    Had they found Emily when her dad appeared?

    (Habian encontrado a Emily cuando su papa aparecio?).

    Had she phoned the police before the thieves left?

    (Ella habia llamado a la policia antes de que los ladrones se fueran?).

    Had you studied for that exam you failed?

    (Habias estudiado para ese examen que desaprobaste?).

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Answer

Correct Answer

_ _ _ _ _ the robbery several months before.

They had planned

Well done!

They have planned

Try again

They had plan

Wrong answer

The kids _ _ _ _ _ the wall.

have already painted

Keep trying

had already paint

Try again

had already painted

Good!

I _ _ _ _ _ so scared since your mother was pregnant.

had to be

Wrong answer

hadn't been

You did it!

hadn't being

Keep trying

We can use either 'HAD NOT' or its short form 'HADN'T'.

True

Great!

False

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_ _ _ _ _ your exam?

Had you prepared

Cool!

Had prepared you

Keep trying

Had you preparing

Try again

The auxiliary used in this tense is HAD.

True

You did it!

False

Wrong answer

We use DIDN'T in the negative form.

True

Try again

False

That´s it!

We use the infinitive form of the verb.

True

Try again

False

Correct answer!

We use the Participle form of the verb.

True

Well done!

False

Keep trying

You had _ _ _ _ _ your essay when she arrived.

finish

Wrong answer

finished

Good!

finishing

Keep trying

Emma _ _ _ _ _ the window when it started raining.

had closed

Great!

has closed

Try again

have closed

Wrong answer

The thief _ _ _ _ _ the bank.

has stolen

Keep trying

had steal

Try again

had stolen

Cool!

I _ _ _ _ _ you there.

hadn't seen

You did it!

have see

Wrong answer

hadn't saw

Keep trying

_ _ _ _ _ they found the bag?

Have

Try again

Had

That´s it!

Did

Wrong answer

When her mum entered, Kathy _ _ _ _ _ the glass.

hadn't break

Keep trying

had broken

Correct answer!

had broke

Try again

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