THE PLUPERFECT TENSE
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So, what is it?
The Pluperfect tense is the 'distant past', saying the subject has done something.
So, how is the Pluperfect tense formed?
The Pluperfect tense is formed like this:
portav eram - I had carried
portav eras - you had carried (sing.)
portav erat - he had carried
portav eramus - we had carried
portav eratis - you had carried (pl.)
portav erant - they had carried
I'm still a bit confused, can you give me some examples?
Examples:
festinaveratis - you had hurried
necaverat - he had killed
invitaveram - i had invited
habitaverant - they had lived
clamaveras - you had shouted
What are some sentances using this?
Rufilla ancillas, quae cubiculum paraverant, laudavit.
Rufilla praised the slave girls, who had prepared her bedroom.
Salvius me punivit, quod e villa fugeram.
Salvius punished me because I had fled from the house.
Sacerdotes, qui ad aram processerant, victimas sacrificaverunt.
The preist, who had advanced to the altar, sacrificed the victims.