1.
Complete the sentence.
The Spanish past perfect uses the imperfect of haber plus a
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
2.
Complete the sentence.
For yo, the imperfect form of haber is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
3.
Complete the sentence.
For tú, the imperfect form of haber is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
4.
Complete the sentence.
For nosotros / nosotras, the form is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
5.
Complete the sentence.
For vosotros / vosotras, the form is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
6.
Complete the sentence.
For ellos / ellas / ustedes, the form is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
7.
Complete the sentence.
In “Cuando llegué al hotel, Ana ya había salido”, the earlier action is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
8.
Complete the sentence.
The past perfect marks an
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
relative to a later past reference point.
9.
Complete the sentence.
In “No pude entrar en casa. Había dejado las llaves en la oficina”, leaving the keys happened
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
the problem entering the house.
10.
Complete the sentence.
The word ya can add the meaning
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
11.
Complete the sentence.
“Todavía no había llegado” expresses that the earlier action
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
12.
Complete the sentence.
The lesson says not to use the past perfect merely because an event is
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
13.
Complete the sentence.
Narrative order can
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
14.
Complete the sentence.
In “Cuando llamé, Marta ya había llegado”, Marta arrived
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
15.
Complete the sentence.
In “A las ocho ya habíamos terminado”, the action was completed
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
16.
Complete the sentence.
In “Era tarde y estábamos cansados porque habíamos trabajado todo el día”, the work happened
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
17.
Complete the sentence.
In “Cuando Marta llegó a la estación, el tren ya había salido”, the train left
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.
18.
Complete the sentence.
The practical method first asks you to identify the
Choose...
past participle
había
habías
habíamos
habíais
habían
Ana's leaving
earlier action
before
already
had not happened yet
old
differ from event order
before the call
by eight
before the tired state being described
before Marta arrived
past reference point
.