Deber (to owe) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

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Conjugation of to owe in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

Si hubiera/hubiese debido estudiar, ahora aprobaría. If I had owed to study, I would now pass.
Si hubieras/hubieses debido asistir a la reunión, habrías aprendido algo nuevo. If you had owed to attend the meeting, you would have learned something new.
Si Juan hubiera/hubiese debido preparar la presentación, todo habría sido más fácil. If Juan had owed to prepare the presentation, everything would have been easier.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos debido probar las tapas, estaríamos llenos. If we had owed to try the tapas, we would be full.
Si hubierais/hubieseis debido enviar la notificación, el cliente ya la tendría. You/You all had owed to send the notification, the client would have it by now.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen debido planificar el evento, todo estaría organizado ahora. If they had owed to plan the event, everything would be organised now.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - deber (to owe)

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

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Deber (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... probar las tapas, estaríamos llenos.

Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos debido probar las tapas, estaríamos llenos.

(If we had owed to try the tapas, we would be full.)

2. Si ellos ... planificar el evento, todo estaría organizado ahora.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen debido planificar el evento, todo estaría organizado ahora.

(If they had owed to plan the event, everything would be organised now.)

3. Si ... enviar la notificación, el cliente ya la tendría.

Si hubierais/hubieseis debido enviar la notificación, el cliente ya la tendría.

(You/You all had owed to send the notification, the client would have it by now.)

4. Si juan ... preparar la presentación, todo habría sido más fácil.

Si juan hubiera/hubiese debido preparar la presentación, todo habría sido más fácil.

(If Juan had had to prepare the presentation, everything would have been easier.)

5. Si ... asistir a la reunión, habrías aprendido algo nuevo.

Si hubieras/hubieses debido asistir a la reunión, habrías aprendido algo nuevo.

(If you had owed to attend the meeting, you would have learned something new.)

6. Si ... estudiar, ahora aprobaría.

Si hubiera/hubiese debido estudiar, ahora aprobaría.

(If I had owed to study, I would now pass.)