PAST PERFECT TENSE


Use the Past Perfect tense (also known as the 'pluperfect') when referring to an action that preceded another action in the past. This tense is identical to the past perfect in English: 

	Lief Ericson ya haba visitado America cuando lleg Coln.
	(Lief Ericson had already visited America when Columbus arrived.)


To form the Past Perfect use the imperfect of 'haber' and a past participle. 
	haba / habas / haba / habamos / habais / haban     + past participle

     Yo haba manejado      [I had driven.]
     T habas manejado      [You had driven.]
     Ella / l / Usted haba manejado      [She had driven.]
     Nosotros habamos manejado      [We had driven.]
     Vosotros habais manejado      [You all had driven.]
     Ellos / Ustedes haban manejado      [They had driven.]