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Usar (to use) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

 Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Servicios cotidianos (Everyday services)

Conjugation of to use in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había usado I had used
  • tú habías usado You had used
  • él/ella había usado he/she had used
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos usado we had used
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais usado you had used
  • ellos/ellas habían usado they had used

Example phrases

  • Había usado la cuchara para comer sopa. I had used the spoon to eat soup.
  • Habías usado la jarra para servir agua. You had used the jug to serve water.
  • Había usado el cuchillo para cortar el pan. He had used the knife to cut the bread.
  • Habíamos usado los platos para la cena. We had used the dishes for dinner.
  • Habíais usado las servilletas en la mesa. You had used the napkins on the table.
  • Habían usado los vasos para el jugo. They had used the glasses for the juice.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - usar (to use)

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

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Usar (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. ... los platos para la cena.

Habíamos usado los platos para la cena.
(We had used the dishes for dinner.)

2. ... la jarra para servir agua.

Habías usado la jarra para servir agua.
(You had used the jug to serve water.)

3. ... el cuchillo para cortar el pan.

Había usado el cuchillo para cortar el pan.
(He had used the knife to cut the bread.)

4. ... las servilletas en la mesa.

Habíais usado las servilletas en la mesa.
(You had used the napkins on the table.)

5. ... los vasos para el jugo.

Habían usado los vasos para el jugo.
(They had used the glasses for the juice.)

6. ... la cuchara para comer sopa.

Había usado la cuchara para comer sopa.
(I had used the spoon to eat soup.)