El pasado perfecto en inglés (past perfect) es uno de los 12 tiempos verbales en Inglés y este se utiliza para hablar de una acción que ocurrió antes de otra acción en el pasado.
Estos son algunos ejemplos de oraciones con el Pasado Perfecto en Inglés
- She had met him before the party.
- The plane have left by the time I got to the airport.
- I had spent a lot of time in Colombia
- I have made a lot of mistakes
- By the time I arrived at the station the bus had left
- I wasn’t hungry because I had already eaten dinner.
Estructura del Pasado Perfecto en Inglés
Recuerda que con el Pasado perfecto en Inglés puedes realizar afirmaciones, negaciones, preguntas abiertas y preguntas cerradas.
La forma del verbo que se usa en las oraciones con el pasado perfecto en Inglés es el pasado participio.
El pasado participio por lo general se encuentra en la tercera columna en la mayoría de lista de verbos en Inglés
| Verbo | Pasado | Pasado Participio |
| Have | had | had |
| Rent | Rented | Rented |
| Take | Took | Taken |
Estructura para Hacer Oraciones con el Pasado Perfecto
Esta es la estructura del pasado perfecto para realizar afirmaciones con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
| Sujeto | Had | Pasado Participio |
| I | had | decided |
| They | had | left |
| We | had | stopped |
Esta es la estructura del pasado perfecto para realizar negaciones con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
| Sujeto | Hadn’t | Pasado Participio |
| I | hadn’t | decided |
| They | hadn’t | left |
| We | hadn’t | started |
Esta es la estructura del pasado perfecto para realizar preguntas con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
| Had | Sujeto | Pasado Participio |
| Had | You | finished? |
| Had | She | prepared? |
| Had | they | started? |
Ejemplos de Oraciones en el Pasado Perfecto en Inglés
Estas son oraciones afirmativas con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
- I had finished my homework before dinner.
- She had visited Paris before she moved to London.
- They had already eaten when we arrived.
- He had written three books by the time he turned 30.
Estas son oraciones negativas con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
- I had not (hadn’t) met him before the party.
- She hadn’t seen that movie until last night.
- We hadn’t completed the project when the deadline passed.
- They hadn’t studied for the test before taking it.
Estas son oraciones interrogativas cerradas con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
- Had you finished your homework before dinner?
- Had she been to New York before?
- Had they left before the storm started?
- Had he worked here before moving to another company?
Estas son oraciones interrogativas abiertas con el pasado perfecto en Inglés
- What had you done before the meeting started?
- Why had you left so early?
- How had you prepared for the exam?
- Where had they parked the car?
Preguntas a Respuestas Cerradas con el Pasado Perfecto
Estos son algunos ejemplos como dar respuestas super cortas a las preguntas con el pasado perfecto
Have you studied for the test?
- Yes, I had
- No, I hadn’t
Had you played soccer before you came here?
- Yes, I had
- No, I hadn’t
Had you finished before 5?
- Yes, I had
- No, I hadn’t
Had you visited Colombia before this trip?
- Yes, I had
- No, I hadn’t
Had he finished his homework before he went to play with his friends?
- Yes, I had
- No, I hadn’t
Otros Usos del Pasado Perfecto en Inglés
También se usa el pasado perfecto en Inglés para hablar de situaciones sobre las cuales me arrepiento.
Para esto usamos el verbo wish.
Esos son algunos ejemplos del pasado perfecto en inglés con el verbo wish
- I wish I had brought my camera
- I wish I hadn’t spoken to her
- I wish I had known that you were in town last week.
- I wish I had eaten so much.
- I wish I had studied harder at school.
- I wish I had visited my friend more.
- I wish I had bought that car.
El pasado perfecto también lo usamos una y otra vez para hacer oraciones con el tercer condicional en Inglés
- If she had studied she would have passed the exam
- If we had taken a taxi we wouldn’t have missed the plane
- She would have become a teacher if she had gone to University
- I would have been so angry if he had said that to me
- If you had told me before, I would have helped you