past perfect tense
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past perfect tense(
pahst
puhr
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fihkt
tehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tiempo pretérito perfecto compuesto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The past perfect tense is used to talk about an action previous to another in the past.El tiempo pretérito perfecto compuesto se usa para hablar sobre una acción que precede a otra en el pasado.
b. el tiempo pretérito anterior (M) (used with "haber" in preterite)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you know when to use the past perfect tense in Spanish?¿Sabes cuándo usar el tiempo pretérito anterior?
c. el tiempo pretérito pluscuamperfecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are studying the past perfect in my German class right now.Estamos estudiando el tiempo pretérito pluscuamperfecto ahora en mi clase de alemán.
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