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Cantar (to sing) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cantar - Conjugation of to sing in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Música y arte (Music and art)

Conjugation of to sing in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese cantado I would have sung
  • tú hubieras/hubieses cantado you had sung
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese cantado he would have sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos cantado we would have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis cantado You would have sung
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen cantado they would have sung

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese cantado en la plaza, todos me habrían escuchado. If I had sung in the square, everyone would have heard me.
  • Si tú hubieras/hubieses cantado la canción en la tienda, habría sido genial. If you had sung the song in the shop, it would have been great.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese cantado frente del parque, habría sido impresionante. If he had sung in front of the park, it would have been impressive.
  • Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cantado en el autobús, habríamos animado el viaje. If we had sung on the bus, we would have cheered up the trip.
  • Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis cantado en la gasolinera, habría sido raro. If you had sung at the petrol station, it would have been weird.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cantado en la calle, habrían llamado la atención. If they had sung in the street, they would have drawn attention.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cantar (to sing)

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

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Cantar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si tú ... la canción en la tienda, habría sido genial.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses cantado la canción en la tienda, habría sido genial.
(If you had sung the song in the shop, it would have been great.)

2. Si ellos ... en la calle, habrían llamado la atención.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cantado en la calle, habrían llamado la atención.
(If they had sung in the street, they would have drawn attention.)

3. Si vosotros ... en la gasolinera, habría sido raro.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis cantado en la gasolinera, habría sido raro.
(If you had sung at the petrol station, it would have been weird.)

4. Si yo ... en la plaza, todos me habrían escuchado.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese cantado en la plaza, todos me habrían escuchado.
(If I had sung in the square, everyone would have heard me.)

5. Si él ... frente del parque, habría sido impresionante.

Si él hubiera/hubiese cantado frente del parque, habría sido impresionante.
(If he had sung in front of the park, it would have been impressive.)

6. Si nosotros ... en el autobús, habríamos animado el viaje.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cantado en el autobús, habríamos animado el viaje.
(If we had sung on the bus, we would have cheered up the trip.)