Pasado Perfecto con Adverbiales de Tiempo

Clase 5 de 23 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio Alto B2: Pasado Perfecto y Frases Adverbiales

Resumen

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Una manera de crear oraciones más sofisticadas en el inglés para expresar el orden de sucesos de distintas acciones, es haciendo uso del pasado perfecto en combinación con adverbiales de tiempo.

¿Qué son los adverbiales de tiempo?

Los adverbiales de tiempo son palabras, frases o cláusulas que funcionan como un adverbio. Recordarás que los adverbios expresan alguna relación de manera o calidad.

Tendemos a utilizar adverbiales de tiempo en conjunto con el pasado perfecto para unir oraciones con palabras como:

After
Before
When
By the time
Until

Recordemos cómo es el pasado perfecto

No está de más recordar también brevemente cómo es la estructura del pasado perfecto. Utilizamos este tiempo verbal para hablar de acciones que finalizaron o fueron completadas en el pasado.

Past Perfect: subject + had + past participle

Por ejemplo: I had performed at many prestigious concert halls when I used to play the saxophone.

Pasado perfecto + adverbiales de tiempo

La combinación del pasado perfecto y de los adverbiales de tiempo nos servirán para expresar el orden de ocurrencia de los hechos. La primera cláusula se expresa en pasado perfecto, mientras que la segunda cláusula se expresa en pasado simple. El adverbial de tiempo es el conector entre ambas.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

He had finished his song before he uploaded it.
He hadn’t finished his Platzi course until they offered him a great job.
I had started playing basketball shortly after I quit playing baseball.
She had bought a new blouse by the time she had an interview with the company.

Observemos qué ejemplo podemos encontrar en el roleplay de hace algunas clases:

I hadn’t talked to Cory before he decided on the meeting times.

Conclusión

La combinación de diferentes tiempos verbales y de adverbiales de tiempo es lo que hará que tu inglés sea mucho más sofisticado y con un verdadero nivel B2. Continúa practicando oraciones con estos consejos.

Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Contributor).

Diana García

student•

Cole, I don’t understand the last sentence “briefly following when”. Following what? Does it mean something else? I'll appreciate your answer

Cole McCannon

teacher•

It's similar to "shortly after", so for example "The king ordered his troops to retreat briefly following when their camp was invaded". It's a bit of an advanced expression that we don't use too often, but pretty simple when put into context. Thank you for your question!

Andrés Llerena

student•

Hola mi amor...

Nicolás Olaya Rincón

student•

1- I had started playing basketball after I quitted playing basball. 2-He had finished the report right before his printer broke. 3- She had bought a new blouse by the time she had an interview.

1-I had done the homework before I went to the cinema. 2-I had been playing videogames until she came home. 3-I had been long hair around the time when I's 16 years old. 4-She had walked briefly following when she arrived to where she was.

Sonia Isabel Pallares Perez

student•

I had exercised before I started with my swimming lessons.
She had worked until her received an emergency call.
He had studied the courses by the time his prepared the dinner.
I had been returned to my home briefly following when the jazz festival finished.

Andrés Llerena

student•

I had made my bed before I took breakfast.
We had been friends until she started a love relationship.
I had known her around the time when the pandemic started.
I had blocked the page at Facebook briefly following when I was insulted for a comment.

Luis David Convento Silva

student•

I had started course before I had a new interview | He hadn't fixed the washing machine until they bought the spare parts | I had finished the course by the time they asked for my certificate | He had made the dinner brifly following when they parents arrived

Jhojan Naranjo Quintero

student•

"Briefly following when" es una expresión que se utiliza para indicar que algo sucede poco después de un evento o acción en específico. En el contexto del pasado perfecto, se puede usar para conectar dos acciones en el tiempo. Por ejemplo, "I had called her briefly following when I finished my work" sugiere que la llamada ocurrió poco después de terminar el trabajo. Esta estructura ayuda a dar claridad y detalle a las oraciones complejas, algo que se está practicando en la clase sobre el pasado perfecto y los adverbiales de tiempo.

Ángel Stward Segura Méndez

student•

if I put "quitted" is wrong?

Cole McCannon

teacher•

Great catch! The answer is pretty interesting:

The past tense for "quit" is "quit" and "quitted," but "quit" is typically the most popular and recognized choice. So no, it's not wrong, just not as common. It's one of those weird verbs with two past tenses.

Angelo Díaz

company_admin•

Cole, what does "even" mean in this phrase you said in class? : "He had not completed the course ++even++ once they had given him the job" How can I be sure it is well used in other sentences?

Cole McCannon

teacher•

It's similar to "incluso" in Spanish, emphasizing that him getting the job would typically mean he had completed the course.

Try to build up an instinct for its usage through doing lots of listening.

Mauricio Barrera

student•

I had refueled my car before I went to the dentist.
She thought that her friends had prepared a surprise for her until she came to the apartment and realized no one was there.
Around the time when we played as WWE characters, I had dreamed of being a superstar.
My friend had started to study German briefly following when he obtained the WH visa.

Jeimy Sanabria

student•

I had finished mi test before the time over

I hadn't had the dinner until my husband arrived

I had quitted around the time when the new boss made changes

She had finished the homework briefly following when her mom called her

Sergio leon Luna

student•

Fortunately, my girlfriend had bought a blouse, by the time she had an interview

Sergio leon Luna

student•

He had finished the report right before his printer broke

Sergio leon Luna

student•

I had arrived at school one minute before the bell rang

I had read all 7 Harry Potter books until the 8th came out

Tesla had invented the electric bulb around the time when Graham Bell patented his invention

The sea had retreated from the beach briefly following when the earthquake happened. A catastrophe was about to happen.

Alfonso Neil Jiménez

student•

I had arrived home shortly before it started to rain.

They had stayed at a hotel until administrator requested room.

He had cooked somehing delicious around the time when his girlfriend arrived there.

Soccer player had failed his penalty kick briefly following when his team lost the match.

Natalia Andrea Rodríguez Rodríguez

student•

I had finished the project briefly following when I realized that I forgot the title

paula.sanchez8236

student•

He had started playing basketball shortly after he quit playing baseball

Emmanuel Alejandro Islas Narvaez

student•

I had changed my Dollars before the price grown up
I had copied the homework until the teacher arrived
I had started playing guitar around the time when I was 15 years old
My father had drove briefly following when he found me

Platzi Team

student•

I had completed my bachelor´s degree before I got a job
The dog had played until his owner arrived
My aunt had boght bitcoint around the time when it achieved 100.000 USD each one
She had thrived a whole new hability briefly following when she found a company

Maria Juliana Londono

student•

I had finished getting ready around the time when my parents arrived.

Claudia Elena Salazar González

student•

I loved the scripts on this course as they are natural and almost seem espontaneous. And the teacher has a contagious stamina. Kudos to the teacher and the creators! Keep it up!