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Tener (to have) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

 Tener (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Tener - Conjugation of to have in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect, indicative tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Tener (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu edad (Saying your age)

Conjugation of to have in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había tenido I had had
  • tú habías tenido you had had
  • él/ella había tenido He had had
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos tenido We had had
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais tenido you had had
  • ellos/ellas habían tenido they had had

Example phrases

  • Yo ya había tenido suficiente comida. I had already had enough food.
  • Tú ya habías tenido esa experiencia. You had already had that experience.
  • Él había tenido un coche igual antes. He had had a similar car before.
  • Nosotros habíamos tenido la misma idea. We had had the same idea.
  • Vosotros ya habíais tenido bastante tiempo para decidir. You all had already had enough time to decide.
  • Ellos habían tenido muchos problemas anteriormente. They had had many problems previously.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - tener (to have)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Tener (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... un coche igual antes.

Él había tenido un coche igual antes.
(He had had a similar car before.)

2. Nosotros ... la misma idea.

Nosotros habíamos tenido la misma idea.
(We had had the same idea.)

3. Tú ya ... esa experiencia.

Tú ya habías tenido esa experiencia.
(You had already had that experience.)

4. Ellos ... muchos problemas anteriormente.

Ellos habían tenido muchos problemas anteriormente.
(They had had many problems previously.)

5. Vosotros ya ... bastante tiempo para decidir.

Vosotros ya habíais tenido bastante tiempo para decidir.
(You all had already had enough time to decide.)

6. Yo ya ... suficiente comida.

Yo ya había tenido suficiente comida.
(I had already had enough food.)