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Pluscuamperfecto Perfecto de Subjuntivo - Past Perfect Subjunctive


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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.

Sound haber (full conjugation)

yo Soundhubiera
Soundhubieras
él/ella/Ud. Soundhubiera
nosotros (as) Soundhubiéramos
vosotros (as) Soundhubierais
ellos/ellas/ Uds. Soundhubieran

or

yo Soundhubiese
Soundhubieses
él/ella/Ud. Soundhubiese
nosotros (as) Soundhubiésemos
vosotros (as) Soundhubieseis
ellos/ellas/ Uds. Soundhubiesen

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:

Sound hablar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

yo Soundhubiera hablado (I had spoken)
Soundhubieras hablado (you had spoken)
él/ella/Ud. Soundhubiera hablado (he/she/you had spoken)
nosotros (as) Soundhubiéramos hablado (we had spoken)
vosotros (as) Soundhubierais hablado (you guys had spoken)
ellos/ellas/ Uds. Soundhubieran hablado (you all/they had spoken)

or

yo Soundhubiese hablado
Soundhubieses hablado
él/ella/Ud. Soundhubiese hablado
nosotros (as) Soundhubiésemos hablado
vosotros (as) Soundhubieseis hablado
ellos/ellas/ Uds. Soundhubiesen 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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