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Cenar (to dine) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Cenar (to dine) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cenar - Conjugation of to dine 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: Cenar (to dine) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to dine in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube cenado I had dined
  • tú hubiste cenado You had dined
  • él/ella hubo cenado he had dined
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos cenado we had dined
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cenado You (all) had dined
  • ellos/ellas hubieron cenado They had dined

Example phrases

  • Yo hube cenado antes de que llegara. I had eaten dinner before he/she arrived.
  • Tú hubiste cenado cuando empezó la película. You had eaten dinner when the movie started.
  • Él hubo cenado para cuando llegamos. He had eaten dinner by the time we arrived.
  • Nosotros hubimos cenado antes de salir. We had had dinner before leaving.
  • Vosotros hubisteis cenado antes de la reunión. You all had eaten dinner before the meeting.
  • Ellos hubieron cenado antes de la fiesta. They had eaten dinner before the party.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cenar (to dine)

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

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Cenar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... antes de que llegara.

Yo hube cenado antes de que llegara.
(I had eaten dinner before he/she arrived.)

2. Tú ... cuando empezó la película.

Tú hubiste cenado cuando empezó la película.
(You had eaten dinner when the movie started.)

3. Nosotros ... antes de salir.

Nosotros hubimos cenado antes de salir.
(We had had dinner before leaving.)

4. Ellos ... antes de la fiesta.

Ellos hubieron cenado antes de la fiesta.
(They had eaten dinner before the party.)

5. Él ... para cuando llegamos.

Él hubo cenado para cuando llegamos.
(He had eaten dinner by the time we arrived.)

6. Vosotros ... antes de la reunión.

Vosotros hubisteis cenado antes de la reunión.
(You all had eaten dinner before the meeting.)