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Cepillar (to brush) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Cepillar (to brush) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cepillar - Conjugation of to brush 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: Cepillar (to brush) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to brush in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube cepillado I had brushed
  • tú hubiste cepillado You had brushed
  • él/ella hubo cepillado he had brushed
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos cepillado we had brushed
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cepillado You had brushed
  • ellos/ellas hubieron cepillado they had brushed

Example phrases

  • Cuando hube cepillado la planta, la puse en la ventana. When I had brushed the plant, I put it in the window.
  • Después de que hubiste cepillado la tierra, sembraste las semillas. After you had brushed the soil, you planted the seeds.
  • Él hubo cepillado la flor antes de que llegara el jardinero. He had brushed the flower before the gardener arrived.
  • Nosotros hubimos cepillado el césped antes de encender la aspiradora. We had brushed the grass before turning on the vacuum cleaner.
  • Vosotras hubisteis cepillado la hoja antes de regar la planta. You had brushed the leaf before watering the plant.
  • Ellas hubieron cepillado el árbol antes de plantar el cactus. They had brushed the tree before planting the cactus.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cepillar (to brush)

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

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Cepillar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Después de que ... la tierra, sembraste las semillas.

Después de que hubiste cepillado la tierra, sembraste las semillas.
(After you had brushed the soil, you planted the seeds.)

2. Cuando ... la planta, la puse en la ventana.

Cuando hube cepillado la planta, la puse en la ventana.
(When I had brushed the plant, I put it in the window.)

3. Él ... la flor antes de que llegara el jardinero.

Él hubo cepillado la flor antes de que llegara el jardinero.
(He had brushed the flower before the gardener arrived.)

4. Ellas ... el árbol antes de plantar el cactus.

Ellas hubieron cepillado el árbol antes de plantar el cactus.
(They had brushed the tree before planting the cactus.)

5. Nosotros ... el césped antes de encender la aspiradora.

Nosotros hubimos cepillado el césped antes de encender la aspiradora.
(We had brushed the grass before turning on the vacuum cleaner.)

6. Vosotras ... la hoja antes de regar la planta.

Vosotras hubisteis cepillado la hoja antes de regar la planta.
(You had brushed the leaf before watering the plant.)