Mixing Up the Helping Verb

Use 'habíamos' (the helping verb) followed immediately by the main verb's past participle (usually ending in -ado or -ido) to say what 'we had done'.

Forming the Past Perfect

This tense is crucial for establishing that one action (the one with 'habíamos') happened and finished BEFORE another past event.

Showing Sequence in the Past

Whenever you want to say 'we had finished,' 'we had gone,' or 'we had seen' in English, you must use 'habíamos' in Spanish.

The 'We Had' Rule

Extremely common, essential for forming the Past Perfect (Pluperfect) tense.

'Habíamos' is the 'we had' form of the verb 'haber', used exclusively as a helping verb to form the Past Perfect tense (Pluperfect). Learn its use, examples, and full conjugations.

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Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

future

imperfect

conditional

preterite

imperative

negative

affirmative

subjunctive

present

imperfect

Practice Conjugations