Difference between preterito pluscuamperfecto and preterito perfecto

Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq community member

Difference between preterito pluscuamperfecto and preterito perfecto

When do you use preterito perfecto
Asked 10 months ago
Kaze L.A2Kwiziq community member

I know there is one, but I don't think it's used as much.  According to Google, it's rarely used in spoken Spanish, and used in a more formal or literary contexts (books).  It's translated like this:

yo hube

tu hubiste

el/ella/ud hubo

nosotros hubimos

vosotros hubisteis

ellos/ellas/uds hubieron

Someone might say, "Que hubo?" ("What happened?") on the phone.  That one I do hear often.

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Isabelle

I believe you may be referring to El Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto, which is "I have eaten, you have eaten, he/she has eaten...", is that right? 

To learn about this tense and its common uses, here are lots of lessons on this tense:

El Pretérito Perfecto [Compuesto]

Saludos

Isabelle S. asked:

Difference between preterito pluscuamperfecto and preterito perfecto

When do you use preterito perfecto

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