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Cuidar (to take care of) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cuidar - Conjugation of to take care of 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: Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Cuidando a la mascota (Taking care of the pet)

Conjugation of to take care of in Pretérito anterior

  • yo pretérito anterior (indicativo) I had taken care of
  • tú hube cuidado You had taken care of
  • él/ella hubiste cuidado he/she had taken care of
  • nosotros/nosotras hubo cuidado we had taken care of
  • vosotros/vosotras hubimos cuidado you had taken care of
  • ellos/ellas hubisteis cuidado they had taken care of

Example phrases

  • Yo hube cuidado del jardín ayer. I had taken care of the garden yesterday.
  • Tú hubiste cuidado de las plantas por la mañana. You had taken care of the plants in the morning.
  • Él hubo cuidado de la tierra antes de sembrar las semillas. He had taken care of the land before planting the seeds.
  • Nosotros hubimos cuidado del césped antes del mediodía. We had taken care of the lawn before noon.
  • Vosotros hubisteis cuidado de las flores en el jardín. You had taken care of the flowers in the garden.
  • Ellos hubieron cuidado del cactus en la tarde. They had taken care of the cactus in the afternoon.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cuidar (to take care of)

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

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Cuidar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Él hubo ... de la tierra antes de sembrar las semillas.

Él hubo cuidado de la tierra antes de sembrar las semillas.
(He had taken care of the land before planting the seeds.)

2. Ellos hubieron ... del cactus en la tarde.

Ellos hubieron cuidado del cactus en la tarde.
(They had taken care of the cactus in the afternoon.)

3. Tú hubiste ... de las plantas por la mañana.

Tú hubiste cuidado de las plantas por la mañana.
(You had taken care of the plants in the morning.)

4. Vosotros hubisteis ... de las flores en el jardín.

Vosotros hubisteis cuidado de las flores en el jardín.
(You had taken care of the flowers in the garden.)

5. Nosotros hubimos ... del césped antes del mediodía.

Nosotros hubimos cuidado del césped antes del mediodía.
(We had taken care of the lawn before noon.)