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Cortar (to cut) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Cortar (to cut) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cortar - Conjugation of to cut 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: Cortar (to cut) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Vajilla (Tableware)

Conjugation of to cut in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese cortado la cuerda, el globo habría caído. If I had cut the string, the balloon would have fallen.
  • Me habrían agradecido si tú hubieras/hubieses cortado el pastel. They would have thanked me if you had cut the cake.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese cortado el césped, no estaría tan alto ahora. If he had cut the grass, it wouldn't be so high now.
  • Habríamos terminado antes si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cortado las flores juntos. We would have finished earlier if we had cut the flowers together.
  • Hubierais/hubieseis sido más cuidadosos si hubierais/hubieseis cortado las piezas correctamente. You would have been more careful if you had cut the pieces correctly.
  • Ellos no habrían tenido problemas si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cortado las instrucciones de montaje correctamente. They would not have had problems if they had cut the assembly instructions correctly.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cortar (to cut)

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

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Cortar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Habríamos terminado antes si nosotros ... las flores juntos.

Habríamos terminado antes si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos cortado las flores juntos.
(We would have finished earlier if we had cut the flowers together.)

2. Si él ... el césped, no estaría tan alto ahora.

Si él hubiera/hubiese cortado el césped, no estaría tan alto ahora.
(If he had cut the grass, it wouldn't be so high now.)

3. Me habrían agradecido si tú ... el pastel.

Me habrían agradecido si tú hubieras/hubieses cortado el pastel.
(They would have thanked me if you had cut the cake.)

4. Ellos no habrían tenido problemas si ellos ... las instrucciones de montaje correctamente.

Ellos no habrían tenido problemas si ellos hubieran/hubiesen cortado las instrucciones de montaje correctamente.
(They would not have had problems if they had cut the assembly instructions correctly.)

5. Si yo ... la cuerda, el globo habría caído.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese cortado la cuerda, el globo habría caído.
(If I had cut the string, the balloon would have fallen.)

6. Hubierais/hubieseis sido más cuidadosos si ... las piezas correctamente.

Hubierais/hubieseis sido más cuidadosos si hubierais/hubieseis cortado las piezas correctamente.
(You would have been more careful if you had cut the pieces correctly.)