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Descolgar (to pick up) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Descolgar (to pick up) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Descolgar - Conjugation of to pick up 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: Descolgar (to pick up) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Hablando por teléfono (Talking on the phone)

Conjugation of to pick up in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube descolgado I had picked up
  • tú hubiste descolgado You had picked up
  • él/ella hubo descolgado/descolgada he had picked up
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos descolgado/descolgadas we had picked up
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis descolgado/descolgadas you had picked up
  • ellos/ellas hubieron descolgado/descolgadas They had picked up

Example phrases

  • Cuando llegué, yo hube descolgado el teléfono. When I arrived, I had picked up the phone.
  • Después de la llamada, tú hubiste descolgado el cuadro. After the call, you had picked up the painting.
  • Él hubo descolgado la ropa antes de que comenzara a llover. He had picked up the clothes before it started raining.
  • Nosotros hubimos descolgado las luces antes de la medianoche. We had picked up the lights before midnight.
  • Vosotros hubisteis descolgado los adornos después de la fiesta. You had picked up the decorations after the party.
  • Ellas hubieron descolgado las cortinas antes de pintar la habitación. They had picked up the curtains before painting the room.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - descolgar (to pick up)

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

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Descolgar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... ... los adornos después de la fiesta.

Vosotros hubisteis descolgado los adornos después de la fiesta.
(You had picked up the decorations after the party.)

2. Cuando llegué, yo ... el teléfono.

Cuando llegué, yo hube descolgado el teléfono.
(When I arrived, I had picked up the phone.)

3. Él ... ... la ropa antes de que comenzara a llover.

Él hubo descolgado la ropa antes de que comenzara a llover.
(He had picked up the clothes before it started raining.)

4. Ellas ... ... las cortinas antes de pintar la habitación.

Ellas hubieron descolgado las cortinas antes de pintar la habitación.
(They had picked up the curtains before painting the room.)

5. Después de la llamada, tú ... el cuadro.

Después de la llamada, tú hubiste descolgado el cuadro.
(After the call, you had picked up the painting.)

6. Nosotros ... ... las luces antes de la medianoche.

Nosotros hubimos descolgado las luces antes de la medianoche.
(We had picked up the lights before midnight.)