The Pluperfect

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When is it used?

  • When we want to order events chronologically in the past

  • The earlier action is expressed in the Past Perfect Compound.

  • Used in the same way as the Past Perfect in English.

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Formation: subject + imperfect indicative of ter + past participle of the main verb

  • Eu tinha comprado (NOT continuous) - I had bought

  • Eu tinha-o comprado - I had bought it

  • Eu não o tinha comprado - I hadn’t bought it

  • Eu já o tinha comprado - I hadn’t bought it yet

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Past Participles

  • Some verbs have a double past participle

  • A regular form is used with the auxiliary verb ter (compound tenses); e.g. Ela tem sempre aceitado as minhas sugestões

  • An irregular form is used with the auxiliary verbs estar and ser (passive voice); e.g. Elas foram expulsas por mau comportamento

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Verbos Abundantes

Various verbs with two past participle

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Verbos Abundantes: entregar

  • entregado

  • entregue

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Verbos Abundantes: aceitar

  • acietado

  • aceite

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Verbos Abundantes: acender

  • acendido

  • aceso

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Verbos Abundantes: prender

  • prendido

  • preso

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Verbos Abundantes: salvar

  • salvado

  • salvo

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Verbos Abundantes: romper

  • Rompido

  • Roto

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Verbos Abundantes: eleger

  • elegido

  • eleito

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Verbos Abundantes: matar

  • matado

  • morto

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Verbos Abundantes: morrer

  • morrido

  • morto

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Verbos Abundantes: pagar

  • pagado

  • pago

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Verbos Abundantes: gastar

  • gastado

  • gasto

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Verbos Abundantes: secar

secado/seco

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Verbos Abundantes: enxugar

  • enxugado

  • enxuto

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Verbos Abundantes: expulsar

  • expulsado

  • expulso

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Verbos Abundantes: limpar

  • limpado

  • limpo

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Long “Verbo Abundante”

  • Eu tenho limpado a casa todos os sábados

  • Past participle never changes

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Short “Verbo Abundante”

  • A casa foi limpo no sábado; a casa ainda está limpa

  • Past participle changes/agrees