There are two ways to conjugate Spanish verbs in the imperfect subjunctive and the pluperfect subjunctive.
In this lesson the 2 possible pluperfect subjunctive conjugations are explained.
Learn how to conjugate Spanish verbs in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo in Spanish
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo has two conjugation forms, because it uses haber conjugated in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo, which has two forms.
Conjugation 1 (used widely in speech in Spain, Latin America and South America)
| yo | hubiera | |
| tú | hubieras | |
| él /ella/ usted |
hubiera | + past participle |
| nosotros / nosotras |
hubiéramos | |
| vosotros/ vosotras |
hubierais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes |
hubieran |
Conjugation 2 (used more in written language and in Spain)
| yo | hubiese | |
| tú | hubieses | |
| él /ella/ usted | hubiese | + past participle |
| nosotros / nosotras | hubiésemos | |
| vosotros/ vosotras | hubieseis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hubiesen |
Have a look at these examples:
Si usted hubiera venido antes, yo le habría atendido.If you had come before, I would have served you.
Si nosotros hubiéramos hablado con Raquel, ella estaría más contenta.If we had talked to Raquel, she would be happier.
Yo habría esperado hasta que vosotros hubieseis venido de Málaga.I would have waited until you had come from Málaga.
Note that to conjugate all verbs in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo, you follow this pattern:
1- hubie-ra, -ras, -ra, -ramos, -rais, -ran + past participle
2- hubie-se, -ses, -se, -semos, -seis, -sen + past participle
Remember that in Spanish there are some very common verbs with irregular past participles that don't have -ado/-ido endings.
hacer > hecho escribir > escrito poner > puestodecir > dicho romper > roto ver > visto
See also
1. Irregular past participles in Spanish
2. Using Spanish adverbial clauses para que, antes (de) que, hasta que, con tal (de) que, etc. + the present subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
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Examples and resources
Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran puesto esas condiciones.It surprised me that they had imposed those conditions.
Si usted hubiera venido antes, yo le habría atendido.If you had come before, I would have served you.
Si nosotros hubiéramos hablado con Raquel, ella estaría más contenta.If we had talked to Raquel, she would be happier.
