Conditional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is formed using the formula below:

conditional conjugation of haber + the past participle = conditional perfect

The conditional conjugation of haber is shown below:

haber (full conjugation)

  
yo
  
habría
  
(I have)


  
tú
  
habrías
  
(you have)


  
él/ella/Ud.
  
habría
  
(he/she/you have)


  
nosotros (as)
  
habríamos
  
(we have)


  
vosotros (as)
  
habríais
  
(you guys have)


  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
habrían
  
(you all/they have)

The past participle is formed by adding the suffix -ado to -ar verbs and -ido to -er and -ir verbs.

Example: the past participle of hablar (to speak) is hablado. The table below shows the conjugation of hablar in the conditional perfect:

hablar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

  
yo
  
habría hablado
  
(I would have spoken)


  
tú
  
habrías hablado
  
(you would have spoken)


  
él/ella/Ud.
  
habría hablado
  
(he/she/you would have spoken)


  
nosotros (as)
  
habríamos hablado
  
(we would have spoken)


  
vosotros (as)
  
habríais hablado
  
(you guys would have spoken)


  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
habrían hablado
  
(you all/they would have spoken)

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)

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