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Javier Rosas
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The pretérito pluscuamperfecto is used to express an action that happened before another past action. ⚠️ Trap alert: In Spanish, you must choose carefully between: Indefinido → completed past action (llegué, empezaron) Imperfecto → background / ongoing past (empezaban) Pluscuamperfecto → action BEFORE another past (habían empezado)
Cuando llegué a la reunión, ya ______.
ha empezado
había empezado
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Mar 22, 2026 6:28 PM
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Javier Rosas
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