This is a compound tense, so two verbs are required: the main verb and the past participle of whatever verb you're using. The past participle does not have to agree in gender or number with the subject. The formula is:
HABER + PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERB
Main verb: HABER |
Past Participle |
había |
habíamos |
habías |
habíais |
había |
habían |
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Some examples:
- I had eaten the food. = Yo había comido la comida.
- She had bought the book. = Ella había comprado el libro.
- We had taken the taxi. = Nosotros habíamos tomado el taxi.
Irregular past participles:
Some past participles are irregular in all the perfect tenses.
- For -er and -ir verbs, if the stem ends in a vowel, a written accent will be required.
- Some verbs are irregular in the past participle form, so these verbs are considered irregular in the perfect tense. Here are the most common irregular past participles:
ADD ACCENT |
Irregular |
creer |
creído |
leer |
leído |
oir |
oído |
traer |
traído |
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abrir |
abierto |
cubrir |
cubierto |
decir |
dicho |
escribir |
escrito |
freír |
frito |
hacer |
hecho |
morir |
muerto |
poner |
puesto |
resolver |
resuelto |
romper |
roto |
ver |
visto |
volver |
vuelto |
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