How to Say "we'd" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “we'd” is “habíamos” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Cuando llegaron, ya habíamos comprado los boletos.
When they arrived, we had already bought the tickets.
No sabíamos que habíamos dejado la luz encendida.
We didn't know that we had left the light on.
Si lo habíamos planeado, ¿por qué no lo hicimos?
If we had planned it, why didn't we do it?
Forming the Past Perfect
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'.
Showing Sequence in the Past
This tense is crucial for establishing that one action (the one with 'habíamos') happened and finished BEFORE another past event.
Mixing Up the Helping Verb
Mistake: “Using 'éramos' instead of 'habíamos' (e.g., 'Éramos comido').”
Correction: Only 'haber' (habíamos) is used as the helping verb for compound tenses in Spanish, never 'ser' or 'estar'.
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