Amar (to love) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Amar (to love) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Amar - Conjugation of to love in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Amar (to love) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Amor y amistad (Love and friendship)

Conjugation of to love in Pretérito anterior

yo hube amado I had loved
tú hubiste amado You had loved
él/ella hubo amado He had loved
nosotros/nosotras hubimos amado we had loved
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis amado you had loved
ellos/ellas hubieron amado they had loved

Example phrases

Cuando llegué, ya hube amado a otras personas. When I arrived, I had already loved other people.
Dijiste que hubiste amado antes de conocerla. You said that you had loved before meeting her.
Cuando se lo conté, él ya hubo amado a alguien más. When I told him, he had already loved someone else.
Nos dijeron que ya hubimos amado a otros. We were told that we had already loved others.
Cuando llegasteis, ya hubisteis amado a otras personas. When you arrived, you had already loved other people.
Cuando llegaron, ya hubieron amado a otros. When they arrived, they had already loved others.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - amar (to love)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Amar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Dijiste que ... antes de conocerla.

Dijiste que hubiste amado antes de conocerla.

(You said that you had loved before meeting her.)

2. Nos dijeron que ya ... a otros.

Nos dijeron que ya hubimos amado a otros.

(We were told that we had already loved others.)

3. Cuando se lo conté, él ya ... a alguien más.

Cuando se lo conté, él ya hubo amado a alguien más.

(When I told him, he had already loved someone else.)

4. Cuando llegaron, ya ... a otros.

Cuando llegaron, ya hubieron amado a otros.

(When they arrived, they had already loved others.)

5. Cuando llegasteis, ya ... a otras personas.

Cuando llegasteis, ya hubisteis amado a otras personas.

(When you arrived, you had already loved other people.)

6. Cuando llegué, ya ... a otras personas.

Cuando llegué, ya hube amado a otras personas.

(When I arrived, I had already loved other people.)