Conjugate hacer, escribir, ver, decir, poner in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto (pluperfect)

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Conjugating irregular verbs in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto is easy:

haber in El Imperfecto + hecho / dicho / visto / escrito / puesto (past participle)

Look at and listen to these examples:

Yo no había hecho nada.I hadn't done anything.

¿Cuándo habías escrito la carta?When had you written the letter?

Rafael había puesto los papeles en el escritorio.Rafael had put the papers on the desk.

Nosotras habíamos dicho la verdad.We had told the truth.

Ella supo lo que habíais hecho.She found out what you [pl.] had done.

Luis y Marta habían visto al ladrón.Luis and Marta had seen the thief.

We use El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto to express when something “had happened” in the past.

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Rafael había puesto los papeles en el escritorio.Rafael had put the papers on the desk.
Vosotros habíais visitado Lima en varias ocasiones.You had visited Lima several times.
¿Dónde habías visto a Carmen?Where had you seen Carmen?
Nosotros habíamos puesto las llaves en la mesa.We had put the keys on the table.
¿Cuándo habías escrito la carta?When had you written the letter?
Luis y Marta habían visto al ladrón.Luis and Marta had seen the thief.
Tu madre ya me lo había dicho.Your mum had already told [it to] me.
Todavía no la había visto.I hadn't seen her yet.
Nosotras habíamos dicho la verdad.We had told the truth.
Ella supo lo que habíais hecho.She found out what you had done.
Yo no había hecho nada.I hadn't done anything.

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AllisonC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imagino plus indicative?

Imagino que vosotros ________ la verdad. I imagine that you had told the truth.HINT: Conjugate "decir" in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Imagining always takes the indicative, or is this case specific?

Thanks.

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InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Allison,

Yes, "Imagino que..." takes the indicative. It is very similar to "Creo que..." (I believe that...) which also takes the indicative.

Inma :))

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Imagino plus indicative?

Imagino que vosotros ________ la verdad. I imagine that you had told the truth.HINT: Conjugate "decir" in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Imagining always takes the indicative, or is this case specific?

Thanks.

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