Breakdown of A galeria tinha aceitado o restauro da escultura.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
ter
to have
aceitar
to accept
a galeria
the gallery
Questions & Answers about A galeria tinha aceitado o restauro da escultura.
Why does this sentence use aceitado instead of aceite?
The verb aceitar (to accept) has two past participles: the regular aceitado and the irregular aceite. The rule is to use the regular form (ending in -ado or -ido) when the auxiliary verb is ter or haver, as in this sentence with tinha. You use the short irregular form (aceite) with the verbs ser or estar. For example, "The restoration was accepted" would use the irregular form: O restauro foi aceite.
What tense is tinha aceitado?
This is the compound past perfect, which translates to "had accepted". It is used to describe an action in the past that happened before another action in the past. You form it by combining the imperfect tense of ter (in this case, tinha) with the past participle of your main verb.
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