The Conjugation of the Day (2010-04-01)
The Conjugation of the Day ..... Past Perfect Tense
[English Form: Pronoun + Had + Past Participle Main Verb]
[Spanish Form: Pronoun + Preterit Imperfect Haber + Past Participle Main Verb]
Note: The past perfect simple expresses an action taking place before a certain time in the past.
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21 Answers
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had arrived | había llegado |
| You / Tú | had arrived | habías llegado |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had arrived | había llegado |
| We / Nosotros | had arrived | habíamos llegado |
| You / Vosotros | had arrived | habíais llegado |
| They / Ellos | had arrived | habían llegado |
Habíamos llegado por avión.
We had arrived by airplane.
Example:
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had finished | había terminado |
| You / Tú | had finished | habías terminado |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had finished | había terminado |
| We / Nosotros | had finished | habíamos terminado |
| You / Vosotros | had finished | |
| They / Ellos | had finished | habían terminado |
I had finished my work.
(Yo) había terminado mi trabajo.
In order to have a similar output than shown, you can copy and paste the following code (in green color) replacing ..english.. and ..spanish.. with the proper verb conjugation. Important: DO not edit this post, just copy directly from the screen the mentioned code
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<td><b> Spanish Verb</b></td></tr>
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<td>I / Yo</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
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<td>You / Tú</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
<tr><td>He-She / Él-Ella</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
<tr><td>We / Nosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
<tr><td>You / Vosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
<tr><td>They / Ellos</td><td> ..english.. </td>
<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>
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La pobre pelota de Carlos se había agotado tanto que él la tuvo que cambiar por otra.
Carlos' poor ball had worn itself out so much that he had to exchange it for another.
I had worn myself out......(Yo) Me había agotado
You had worn yourself out.......(Tú) Te habías agotado (Usted) Le había agotado
He/She/It had worn him/her/itself out......Él/Ella/La pelota se había agotado
We had worn ourselves out......Nosotros nos habíamos agotado
You had worn yourselves out.......Vosotros vos habías agotado (Ustedes les habían agotado)
They had worn theirselves out......Ellos les habían agotado
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had worn myself out | Me había agotado |
| You / Tú-Usted | had worn yourself out | Te habías-Se había agotado |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had worn him/her/itself out | Se había agotado |
| We / Nosotros | had worn ourselves out | Nos habíamos agotado |
| You / Vosotros | had worn yourselves out | Os habíais agotado |
| They / Ellos | had worn theirselves out | Se habían agotado |
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had thought | había pensado |
| You / Tú | had thought | habías pensado |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had thought | había pensado |
| We / Nosotros | had thought | habíamos pensado |
| You / Vosotros | had thought | habías pensado |
| They / Ellos | had thought | habían pensado |
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Yo había pensado mucho de cómo logró Usted a conseguir esa tabla.
I had thought a lot of how did you manage to get that table. 
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had made | había hecho |
| You / Tú | had made | habías hecho |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had made | había hecho |
| We / Nosotros | had made | habíamos hecho |
| You / Vosotros | had made | habías hecho |
| They / Ellos | had made | habían hecho |
(Yo) Había hecho mi decisión sin examinar los hechos.
I had made my decision without examining the facts.
Había corrido a la tienda pero ya estaba cerrado.
I had run to the store but it was already closed.
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had run | había corrido |
| You / Tú | had run | habías corrido |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had run | había corrido |
| We / Nosotros | had run | habíamos corrido |
| You / Vosotros | had run | habías corrido |
| They / Ellos | had run | habían corrido |
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had painted | había pintado |
| You / Tú | had painted | habías pintado |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had painted | había pintado |
| We / Nosotros | had painted | habíamos pintado |
| You / Vosotros | had painted | habíais pintado |
| They / Ellos | had painted | habían pintado |
Había pintado un retrato.
He had painted a portrait.
Habían comido todo el pastel de cumpleaños para el momento en que llegué.
They had eaten all the birthday cake by the time that I got there.
Pronoun English Spanish
I / Yo had eaten había comido
You / Tú had eaten habías comido
He-She / Él-Ella had eaten había comido
We / Nosotros had eaten habíamos comido
You / Vosotros had eaten habías comido
They / Ellos had eaten habían comido
Preparar
Yo/I......................había preparado - had prepared
Tú/You..................habías preparado - had prepared
Él, Ella /He, She....había preparado - had prepared
Nosotros/We.........habíamos preparado - had prepared
Vosotros/You........habíais preparado - had prepared
Ellos /They............habían preparado - had prepared
Ellos habían preparado la lección antes de ir a clase ayer.
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had seen | había visto |
| You / Tú | had seen | habías visto |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had seen | había visto |
| We / Nosotros | had seen | habíamos visto |
| You / Vosotros | had seen | habíais visto |
| They / Ellos | had seen | habían visto |
Before to have the heart attack she had seen a scary movie
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had read | había leido |
| You / Tú | had read | habías leido |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had read | había leido |
| We / Nosotros | had read | habíamos leido |
| You / Vosotros | had read | habías leido |
| They / Ellos | had read | habían leido |
Había leido muchos libros en español a los perros, y creo que los entendieron. I had read many Spanish books to my dogs, and I believe they understood them.
Había hablado con mi amigo de sus opciones de tratamiento para su enfermedad.
I had talked with my friend about his treatment options for his illness.
I/Yo había hablado
You/ Tú habías hablado
He/She/ Ella/ había hablado
We/ Nosotros/ habíamos hablado
You/ Vosotros/ habíais hablado
They/ Ellos/ habían hablado
Atreverse:
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | had dared | me había atrevido |
| You / Tú | had dared | te habías atrevido |
| He-She / Él-Ella | had dared | se había atrevido |
| We / Nosotros | had dared | nos habíamos atrevido |
| You / Vosotros | had dared | os habías atrevido |
| They / Ellos | had dared | se habían atrevido |
No one had dared to measure himself against the established fame of the Hoyland doctor.
Nadie se había atrevido a medirse con la fama establecida del médico de Hoyland.
I / Yo . . . . . . . . . . had cooked / había cocinado
you / tú . . . . . . . . had cooked / habías cocinado
he, she / él, ella . . had cooked / había cocinado
we / nosotros . . . . had cooked / habíamos cocinado
you all / vosotros. . had cooked / habíais cocinado
they / ellos . . . . . . had cooked / habían cocinado
I had cooked the dinner. (yo) Había cocinado la cena.
Desgraciadamente el niño no habia visto ningún de tráfico en la carretera, el caminó delante de un coche y causó un accidente muy grave.
Unfortunately the child had not seen any traffic on the road, he walked in front of a car and caused a serious accident.
Just a phrase from me today I´m afraid as the "Green Tick" had already appeared by the time I could get to my computer.
