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Debatir (to debate) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Debatir (to debate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Debatir - Conjugation of to debate 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: Debatir (to debate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡Vamos a debatir! (Let's debate!)

Conjugation of to debate in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese debatido I would have debated
  • tú hubieras/hubieses debatido you had debated
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese debatido he had debated
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos debatido we had debated
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis debatido you had debated
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen debatido they had debated

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese debatido la estrategia antes, el conflicto habría sido menor. If I had debated the strategy earlier, the conflict would have been smaller.
  • Si hubieras/hubieses debatido el acuerdo, la reunión habría sido productiva. You had debated the agreement, the meeting would have been productive.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese debatido la propuesta, el participante estaría de acuerdo. If he had debated the proposal, the participant would agree.
  • Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos debatido la decisión, la alternativa habría sido diferente. We had debated the decision, the alternative would have been different.
  • Si hubierais/hubieseis debatido el asunto, todos estaríais de acuerdo. You had debated the matter, you would all agree.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen debatido el desacuerdo, la discusión no habría sido necesaria. If they had debated the disagreement, the discussion would not have been necessary.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - debatir (to debate)

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

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Debatir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... la decisión, la alternativa habría sido diferente.

Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos debatido la decisión, la alternativa habría sido diferente.
(We had debated the decision, the alternative would have been different.)

2. Si ... el asunto, todos estaríais de acuerdo.

Si hubierais/hubieseis debatido el asunto, todos estaríais de acuerdo.
(You had debated the matter, you would all agree.)

3. Si él ... la propuesta, el participante estaría de acuerdo.

Si él hubiera/hubiese debatido la propuesta, el participante estaría de acuerdo.
(If he had debated the proposal, the participant would agree.)

4. Si ellos ... el desacuerdo, la discusión no habría sido necesaria.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen debatido el desacuerdo, la discusión no habría sido necesaria.
(If they had debated the disagreement, the discussion would not have been necessary.)

5. Si ... el acuerdo, la reunión habría sido productiva.

Si hubieras/hubieses debatido el acuerdo, la reunión habría sido productiva.
(You had debated the agreement, the meeting would have been productive.)

6. Si ... la estrategia antes, el conflicto habría sido menor.

Si hubiera/hubiese debatido la estrategia antes, el conflicto habría sido menor.
(If I had debated the strategy earlier, the conflict would have been smaller.)