Past Perfect Subjunctive

The "past perfect" of the subjunctive mood is formed using the formula below:

past subjunctive conjugation of haber + the past participle = past perfect subjunctive

The past subjunctive conjugation of haber is shown below. Unlike most other Spanish conjugations, there are two possible forms.

haber (full conjugation)

  
yo
  
hubiera
  



  
tú
  
hubieras
  



  
él/ella/Ud.
  
hubiera
  



  
nosotros (as)
  
hubiéramos
  



  
vosotros (as)
  
hubierais
  



  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
hubieran
  

or

  
yo
  
hubiese
  



  
tú
  
hubieses
  



  
él/ella/Ud.
  
hubiese
  



  
nosotros (as)
  
hubiésemos
  



  
vosotros (as)
  
hubieseis
  



  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
hubiesen
  

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 tables below shows the conjugation of hablar in the past perfect subjunctive:

hablar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

  
yo
  
hubiera hablado
  
(I had spoken)


  
tú
  
hubieras hablado
  
(you had spoken)


  
él/ella/Ud.
  
hubiera hablado
  
(he/she/you had spoken)


  
nosotros (as)
  
hubiéramos hablado
  
(we had spoken)


  
vosotros (as)
  
hubierais hablado
  
(you guys had spoken)


  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
hubieran hablado
  
(you all/they had spoken)

or

  
yo
  
hubiese hablado
  



  
tú
  
hubieses hablado
  



  
él/ella/Ud.
  
hubiese hablado
  



  
nosotros (as)
  
hubiésemos hablado
  



  
vosotros (as)
  
hubieseis hablado
  



  
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
  
hubiesen hablado
  

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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