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Decir (to say) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Decir (to say) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Decir - Conjugation of to say 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: Decir (to say) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu nombre (Telling your name)

Conjugation of to say in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube dicho I had said
  • tú hubiste dicho You had said
  • él/ella hubo dicho he had said
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos dicho We had said
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis dicho You had said
  • ellos/ellas hubieron dicho They had said

Example phrases

  • Yo hube dicho la verdad antes de que comenzara la reunión. I had told the truth before the meeting began.
  • Tú hubiste dicho que llegarías temprano. You had said that you would arrive early.
  • Él hubo dicho su opinión antes del debate. He had given his opinion before the debate.
  • Nosotros hubimos dicho todas nuestras ideas en la conferencia. We had said all our ideas in the conference.
  • Vosotros hubisteis dicho que vendríais a la fiesta. You had said that you would come to the party.
  • Ellos hubieron dicho adiós antes de irse. They had said goodbye before leaving.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - decir (to say)

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

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Decir (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... la verdad antes de que comenzara la reunión.

Yo hube dicho la verdad antes de que comenzara la reunión.
(I had told the truth before the meeting began.)

2. Tú ... que llegarías temprano.

Tú hubiste dicho que llegarías temprano.
(You had said that you would arrive early.)

3. Ellos ... adiós antes de irse.

Ellos hubieron dicho adiós antes de irse.
(They had said goodbye before leaving.)

4. Nosotros ... todas nuestras ideas en la conferencia.

Nosotros hubimos dicho todas nuestras ideas en la conferencia.
(We had said all our ideas in the conference.)

5. Él ... su opinión antes del debate.

Él hubo dicho su opinión antes del debate.
(He had given his opinion before the debate.)

6. Vosotros ... que vendríais a la fiesta.

Vosotros hubisteis dicho que vendríais a la fiesta.
(You had said that you would come to the party.)