Contestar (to answer) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

Contestar (to answer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Contestar - Conjugation of to answer in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect, indicative tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Contestar (to answer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Contrátame (Hire me)

Conjugation of to answer in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

yo había contestado I had answered
tú habías contestado you had answered
él/ella había contestado he/she had answered
nosotros/nosotras habíamos contestado We had answered
vosotros/vosotras habíais contestado You had answered
ellos/ellas habían contestado they had answered

Example phrases

Yo había contestado a la azafata antes de que ella se alejase. I had answered the flight attendant before she moved away.
Tú habías contestado al recepcionista mientras hacías el check-in. You had answered the receptionist while you were checking in.
Él había contestado todas las preguntas de la excursión. He had answered all the questions of the excursion.
Nosotros habíamos contestado sobre la dirección del camping. We had answered about the campground's address.
Vosotros habíais contestado correctamente a todas las instrucciones. You had answered correctly to all the instructions.
Ellos habían contestado al guía turístico antes de salir. They had answered the tour guide before leaving.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - contestar (to answer)

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

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Contestar (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... correctamente a todas las instrucciones.

Vosotros habíais contestado correctamente a todas las instrucciones.

(You had answered correctly to all the instructions.)

2. Yo ... a la azafata antes de que ella se alejase.

Yo había contestado a la azafata antes de que ella se alejase.

(I had answered the flight attendant before she moved away.)

3. Tú ... al recepcionista mientras hacías el check-in.

Tú habías contestado al recepcionista mientras hacías el check-in.

(You had answered the receptionist while you were checking in.)

4. Nosotros ... sobre la dirección del camping.

Nosotros habíamos contestado sobre la dirección del camping.

(We had answered about the campground's address.)

5. Ellos ... al guía turístico antes de salir.

Ellos habían contestado al guía turístico antes de salir.

(They had answered the tour guide before leaving.)

6. Él ... todas las preguntas de la excursión.

Él había contestado todas las preguntas de la excursión.

(He had answered all the questions of the excursion.)