Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
Perdón, no te había visto.
Sorry, I hadn’t seen you.
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Why every word is where it is
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1perdón = sorry: the quickest apology, for small things like bumping into someone.
- 2te goes before the whole verb: te había visto, never había te visto. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3había visto: pluperfect, something before another past moment; visto is irregular. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
Variations
- Perdone, no lo había visto.
- Ay, perdón, no te vi.