The pluperfect tense in Latin is formed by taking the perfect stem of the verb, adding "era" to the stem, and then adding the personal endings. The perfect stem is formed by taking the third principal part of the verb and removing the "-i". The pluperfect is always translated to English using "had". It is formed regularly even for the irregular verbs "sum" and "possum".

1. Forming the Pluperfect<br />Forming the pluperfect tense in Latin is SO easy! Just follow these steps:<br /> Find the perfect stem. The perfect stem is found by looking at the third principal part of the verb and removing the –i.

2. Example: amo, amare, amavi, amatus perfect stem=amav-