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Comer (to eat) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Comer (to eat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Comer - Conjugation of to eat 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: Comer (to eat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Alimentación diaria (Daily food)

Conjugation of to eat in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya hube comido. When I arrived at the party, I had already eaten.
  • Cuando terminaste la tarea, ya hubiste comido. When you finished the task, you had already eaten.
  • Cuando llegó a la reunión, ya hubo comido. When he/she arrived at the meeting, he/she had already eaten.
  • Cuando llegamos al concierto, ya hubimos comido. When we arrived at the concert, we had already eaten.
  • Cuando terminasteis el proyecto, ya hubisteis comido. When you finished the project, you had already eaten.
  • Cuando llegaron a la casa, ya hubieron comido. When they arrived at the house, they had already eaten.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comer (to eat)

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

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Comer (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Cuando llegamos al concierto, ya ....

Cuando llegamos al concierto, ya hubimos comido.
(When we arrived at the concert, we had already eaten.)

2. Cuando llegaron a la casa, ya ....

Cuando llegaron a la casa, ya hubieron comido.
(When they arrived at the house, they had already eaten.)

3. Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya ....

Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya hube comido.
(When I arrived at the party, I had already eaten.)

4. Cuando llegó a la reunión, ya ....

Cuando llegó a la reunión, ya hubo comido.
(When he/she arrived at the meeting, he/she had already eaten.)

5. Cuando terminaste la tarea, ya ....

Cuando terminaste la tarea, ya hubiste comido.
(When you finished the task, you had already eaten.)

6. Cuando terminasteis el proyecto, ya ....

Cuando terminasteis el proyecto, ya hubisteis comido.
(When you finished the project, you had already eaten.)