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el pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect) |
is formed with the imperfect of haber and a past participle. As with other perfect tenses, the past participle does not change form. |
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Viajar (past perfect) |
habia viajado - habias viajado - habia viajado - habiamos viajado - habiais vaijado - habian viajado |
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perder (past perfect) |
habia perdido - habias perdido - habia perdido - habiamos perdido - habiais perdido - habian perdido |
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incluir (past perfect) |
habia incuido - habias incluido - habia incluido - habiamos incluido - habiais incluido - habian incluido |
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Past Perfect |
In Spanish, as in English, the past perfect expresses what someone had done or what had occurred before another action or condition in the past. |
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El pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo (past perfect subjunctive) |
is formed with the past subjunctive of haber and a past participle |
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Past Perfect Subjunctive |
is used in subordinate clauses under the same conditions for other subjunctive forms, and in the same way the pst perfect is used in English. It refers to actions or conditions that had taken place before another past occurrence. |
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Infinitive (infinitivo) |
commonly used after other conjugated verbs, especially when there is no change of subject. Deber, decidir, desear, necesitar, pensar, poder, perferir, querer, and saber are all frequently followed by infinitives |
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Infinitive 2 |
When the person or thing performing an action changes, the second verb is usually conjugated as part of a subordinate clause. Verbs of perception, however, such as escuchar, mirar, oir, sentir, and ver are followed by the infinitive |
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Infinitive 3 |
Many verbs of influence, such as dejar, hacer, mandar, permitir, and prohibir, may also be followed by the infinitive. Often, an indirect object pronoun is used to show a change in subject. |
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Infinitive 4 |
The infinitive may be used with impersonal experessions, such as es importante, es facil, and es bueno. It is required after hay que and tener que. |
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deber |
to have |
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desear |
to feel |
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pensar |
to think |
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poder |
to be able |
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sentir |
to feel |
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dejar |
to leave |
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mandar |
to command |
