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Decir (to say) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

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

Decir - Conjugation of to say in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect, indicative tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, 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 pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había dicho I had said
  • tú habías dicho You had said
  • él/ella había dicho He had said
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos dicho We had said
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais dicho you had said
  • ellos/ellas habían dicho they had said

Example phrases

  • Yo había dicho la verdad antes de que llegaran. I had told the truth before they arrived.
  • Tú habías dicho que vendrías temprano. You had said that you would come early.
  • Él había dicho que no podía ir. He had said that he couldn't go.
  • Nosotros habíamos dicho todo lo que sabíamos. We had said everything we knew.
  • Vosotros habíais dicho que era una buena idea. You all had said that it was a good idea.
  • Ellos habían dicho que traerían la comida. They had said that they would bring the food.

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 pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Tú ... que vendrías temprano.

Tú habías dicho que vendrías temprano.
(You had said that you would come early.)

2. Él ... que no podía ir.

Él había dicho que no podía ir.
(He had said that he couldn't go.)

3. Nosotros ... todo lo que sabíamos.

Nosotros habíamos dicho todo lo que sabíamos.
(We had said everything we knew.)

4. Yo ... la verdad antes de que llegaran.

Yo había dicho la verdad antes de que llegaran.
(I had told the truth before they arrived.)

5. Vosotros ... que era una buena idea.

Vosotros habíais dicho que era una buena idea.
(You all had said that it was a good idea.)

6. Ellos ... que traerían la comida.

Ellos habían dicho que traerían la comida.
(They had said that they would bring the food.)