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Cenar (to dine) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to dine in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese cenado antes, no tendría hambre ahora. If I had eaten dinner earlier, I wouldn't be hungry now.
  • Me dijiste que hubieras/hubieses cenado con tus padres. You told me that you had dinner with your parents.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese cenado, no estaría pidiendo comida ahora. If he had eaten dinner, he wouldn't be ordering food now.
  • Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cenado temprano, habríamos llegado a tiempo. If we had eaten dinner early, we would have arrived on time.
  • Si hubierais/hubieseis cenado antes, no tendríais que comer tan tarde. If you had eaten dinner earlier, you wouldn't have to eat so late.
  • Si ellas hubieran/hubiesen cenado en casa, no habrían gastado tanto dinero. If they had eaten dinner at home, they wouldn't have spent so much money.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cenar (to dine)

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

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Cenar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellas ... en casa, no habrían gastado tanto dinero.

Si ellas hubieran/hubiesen cenado en casa, no habrían gastado tanto dinero.
(If they had eaten dinner at home, they wouldn't have spent so much money.)

2. Si ... antes, no tendría hambre ahora.

Si hubiera/hubiese cenado antes, no tendría hambre ahora.
(If I had eaten dinner earlier, I wouldn't be hungry now.)

3. Me dijiste que ... con tus padres.

Me dijiste que hubieras/hubieses cenado con tus padres.
(You told me that you had dinner with your parents.)

4. Si él ..., no estaría pidiendo comida ahora.

Si él hubiera/hubiese cenado, no estaría pidiendo comida ahora.
(If he had eaten dinner, he wouldn't be ordering food now.)

5. Si nosotros ... temprano, habríamos llegado a tiempo.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cenado temprano, habríamos llegado a tiempo.
(If we had eaten dinner early, we would have arrived on time.)

6. Si ... antes, no tendríais que comer tan tarde.

Si hubierais/hubieseis cenado antes, no tendríais que comer tan tarde.
(If you had eaten dinner earlier, you wouldn't have to eat so late.)