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Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition

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Prentice Hall

ISBN: 9780131661493

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Page 323: El pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo A

Exercise 1

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In this exercise, we´re going to underline the first verb of the sentence. Next, we´re asked to choose the correct form to complete the sentence.

Please note that the second verb uses the pluperfect subjunctive.

The lawyer doubted that the witnesses had told the truth

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The first verb is dudaba , which is the third person, singular form in the imperfect tense of dudar (to doubt).

El abogado dudaba / The lawyer doubted

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Let´s go with the second verb. Given that in this subordinate clause the verbs agrees with los testigos (the witnesses), we´re going to use the third person, plural form.

los testigos hubieran dicho / the witnesses had told

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Finally, let’s take a look at the full sentence:

El abogado **dudaba** que los testigos **hubieran dicho** la verdad. / The lawyer doubted that the witnesses had told the truth

Exercise 2

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In this exercise, we´re going to highlight in bold letters (you will have to underline it) the first verb of the sentence. Next, we´re asked to choose the correct form to complete the sentence.

Please note that the second verb uses the pluperfect subjunctive.

We had doubted that the accused had been a peaceful child.

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The first verb is habíamos dudado , which is the first person, plural form in the pluperfect tense of dudar (to doubt).

Nosotros habíamos dudado / We had doubted

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Let´s go with the second verb. Given that in this subordinate clause the verb agrees with el acusado (the accused, the defendant), we´re going to use the third person, singular form.

el acusado hubiera sido / the accused had been

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Finally, let’s take a look at the full sentence:

Nosotros **habíamos dudado** que el acusado **hubiera sido** un niño pacífico. / We had doubted that the accused had been a peaceful child.

Exercise 3

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In this exercise, we´re going to underline the first verb of the sentence. Next, we´re asked to choose the correct form to complete the sentence.

Please note that the second verb uses the pluperfect subjunctive.

There were no witnesses who had participated in a trial before.

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The first verb is había , which is the third person, singular form in the imperfect tense of haber (to have, although- in this case- acts as to be).

No había / There were no

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Let´s go with the second verb. Given that in this subordinate clause the verb agrees with testigo (the witness), we´re going to use the third person, plural form.

testigo que hubiera participado / witness who had participated

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Finally, let’s take a look at the full sentence:

No **había ningún** testigo que **hubiera participado** en un juicio antes / There were no witnesses who had participated in a trial before.

Exercise 4

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In this exercise, we´re going to underline the first verb of the sentence. Next, we´re asked to choose the correct form to complete the sentence.

Please note that the second verb uses the pluperfect subjunctive.

Didn’t the judge think you had met the defendant before?

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The first verb is creía, which is the third person, singular form in the imperfect tense of creer (to think, to believe). It´s also part of a question.

¿El juez no creía…? / Didn´t the judge think?

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Let´s go with the second verb. Given that in this subordinate clause the verb agrees with tú (you), we´re going to use the second person, plural form.

tú hubieras conocido / you had met

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Finally, let’s take a look at the full sentence:

¿El juez no **creía** que tú **hubieras conocido** al acusado antes? / Didn’t the judge think you had met the defendant before?

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