Memory Game Past perfectOnline version This activity is about the perfect past. by Luis Gonzalez Had we looked everywhere for the keys? ¿Mi primo se había ido a Europa a estudiar? Ado, ido, so, to, cho. Ya me había quedado dormido antes de las 10. My mom had cleaned. ¿Nosotros habíamos hablado por más de dos horas? I had paid for my Netflix subscription. I had already fallen asleep before 10. All pronouns. At this time only the auxiliary is used: Formula (affirmative) Talk about an action that began in the past and ended in the past. We hadn’t prepared at all before we took that test. I had taken all of their lands. Había tomado todas sus tierras. Had + sujeto+ v.p.p If she had studied she would have passed the exam. Mi mama había limpiado. Sujeto + had + v.p.p Had my cousin gone to Europe to study? David had stolen in the store. The HAD auxiliary is used with the pronouns: Sujeto + hadn´t + v.p.p Had we ____ lent money __ ___ many times? ¿Yo había olvidado todos mis problemas? Past perfect Had / to you Had Formula (negative) Pasado perfecto Formula (question) Se usan verbos en pasado participio cuando terminan en: David había robado la tienda. Had we talked for more than two hours? ¿Nosotros habíamos buscado en todas partes las llaves? Had you forgotten all my problems? Si hubiera estudiado habría aprobado el examen. What is the past perfect used for? No nos habíamos preparado en absoluto antes de tomar esa prueba.