Difference between preterito pluscuamperfecto and preterito perfecto
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Isabelle S.Kwiziq community member
Difference between preterito pluscuamperfecto and preterito perfecto
When do you use preterito perfecto
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the pluperfect tense in Spanish (El Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo)"
Asked 8 months ago
Kaze L.Kwiziq 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.
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
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
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