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Desaparecer (to disappear) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Desaparecer (to disappear) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Desaparecer - Conjugation of to disappear 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: Desaparecer (to disappear) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Mezclando los pasados (Mixing up the past)

Conjugation of to disappear in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Cuando llegué, ya hube desaparecido las gafas de sol. When I arrived, I had already disappeared the sunglasses.
  • Cuando llegaste, ya hubiste desaparecido la maleta. When you arrived, you had already disappeared the suitcase.
  • Cuando se registró, ya hubo desaparecido la llave. When he/she/it checked in, the key had already disappeared.
  • Cuando llegamos, ya hubimos desaparecido la ropa interior. When we arrived, we had already disappeared the underwear.
  • Cuando lo comprobasteis, ya hubisteis desaparecido la toalla. When you had checked it, you had already made the towel disappear.
  • Cuando lo notaron, ya hubieron desaparecido los billetes. By the time they noticed it, they had already disappeared the notes.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - desaparecer (to disappear)

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

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Desaparecer (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Cuando se registró, ya ... la llave.

Cuando se registró, ya hubo desaparecido la llave.
(When he/she/it checked in, the key had already disappeared.)

2. Cuando llegué, ya ... las gafas de sol.

Cuando llegué, ya hube desaparecido las gafas de sol.
(When I arrived, I had already disappeared the sunglasses.)

3. Cuando llegaste, ya ... la maleta.

Cuando llegaste, ya hubiste desaparecido la maleta.
(When you arrived, you had already disappeared the suitcase.)

4. Cuando lo comprobasteis, ya ... la toalla.

Cuando lo comprobasteis, ya hubisteis desaparecido la toalla.
(When you had checked it, you had already made the towel disappear.)

5. Cuando llegamos, ya ... la ropa interior.

Cuando llegamos, ya hubimos desaparecido la ropa interior.
(When we arrived, we had already disappeared the underwear.)

6. Cuando lo notaron, ya ... los billetes.

Cuando lo notaron, ya hubieron desaparecido los billetes.
(By the time they noticed it, they had already disappeared the notes.)