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Deber (to owe) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Deber (to owe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Deber - Conjugation of to owe 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: Deber (to owe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to owe in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube debido I had owed
  • tú hubiste debido You had owed
  • él/ella hubo debido he had owed
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos debido we had owed
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis debido you had owed
  • ellos/ellas hubieron debido they had owed

Example phrases

  • Yo hube debido realizar la tarea antes de salir con mis amigos. I had had to do the work before going out with my friends.
  • Tú hubiste debido estudiar para no suspender el examen. You had owed to study to not fail the exam.
  • Él hubo debido planificar mejor su proyecto. He had owed to plan his project better.
  • Nosotros hubimos debido terminar la presentación. We had owed to finish the presentation.
  • Vosotros hubisteis debido aprender las palabras nuevas. You had owed to learn the new words.
  • Ellos hubieron debido asistir a la reunión. They should have attended the meeting.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - deber (to owe)

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

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Deber (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... realizar la tarea antes de salir con mis amigos.

Yo hube debido realizar la tarea antes de salir con mis amigos.
(I had had to do the work before going out with my friends.)

2. Ellos ... asistir a la reunión.

Ellos hubieron debido asistir a la reunión.
(They should have attended the meeting.)

3. Él ... planificar mejor su proyecto.

Él hubo debido planificar mejor su proyecto.
(He had owed to plan his project better.)

4. Vosotros ... aprender las palabras nuevas.

Vosotros hubisteis debido aprender las palabras nuevas.
(You had owed to learn the new words.)

5. Nosotros ... terminar la presentación.

Nosotros hubimos debido terminar la presentación.
(We had owed to finish the presentation.)

6. Tú ... estudiar para no suspender el examen.

Tú hubiste debido estudiar para no suspender el examen.
(You had owed to study to not fail the exam.)