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Crecer (to grow) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Crecer (to grow) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Crecer - Conjugation of to grow 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: Crecer (to grow) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Legado (Legacy)

Conjugation of to grow in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube crecido I had grown
  • tú hubiste crecido you had grown
  • él/ella hubo crecido He/she had grown
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos crecido we had grown
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis crecido you had grown
  • ellos/ellas hubieron crecido They had grown

Example phrases

  • Cuando hube crecido, comprendí lo importante que es la paciencia. When I had grown, I understood how important patience is.
  • Hubiste crecido tanto que ya no te reconocía. You had grown so much that I no longer recognized you.
  • Pensó que hubo crecido mucho en su carrera profesional. He/She thought that he/she had grown a lot in his/her professional career.
  • Cuando nos hubimos crecido, la estabilidad laboral era mejor. When we had grown, job stability was better.
  • Os hubisteis crecido con las oportunidades del departamento. You had grown with the opportunities of the department.
  • Hubieron crecido tanto que el sueldo ya no era un problema. They had grown so much that the salary was no longer a problem.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - crecer (to grow)

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

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Crecer (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Os ... con las oportunidades del departamento.

Os hubisteis crecido con las oportunidades del departamento.
(You had grown with the opportunities of the department.)

2. ... tanto que ya no te reconocía.

Hubiste crecido tanto que ya no te reconocía.
(You had grown so much that I no longer recognized you.)

3. Cuando ..., comprendí lo importante que es la paciencia.

Cuando hube crecido, comprendí lo importante que es la paciencia.
(When I had grown, I understood how important patience is.)

4. Cuando nos ..., la estabilidad laboral era mejor.

Cuando nos hubimos crecido, la estabilidad laboral era mejor.
(When we had grown, job stability was better.)

5. Pensó que ... mucho en su carrera profesional.

Pensó que hubo crecido mucho en su carrera profesional.
(He/She thought that he/she had grown a lot in his/her professional career.)

6. ... tanto que el sueldo ya no era un problema.

Hubieron crecido tanto que el sueldo ya no era un problema.
(They had grown so much that the salary was no longer a problem.)