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Describir (to describe) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Describir (to describe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Describir - Conjugation of to describe 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: Describir (to describe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡El mundo es enorme! (The world is enourmous!)

Conjugation of to describe in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Yo hube descrito la solución antes de viajar. I had described the solution before travelling.
  • Tú hubiste descrito la habitación individual. You had described the single room.
  • Él hubo descrito el equipaje en la agencia de viajes. He had described the luggage at the travel agency.
  • Nosotros hubimos descrito las instrucciones para alimentar las ovejas. We had described the instructions for feeding the sheep.
  • Vosotros hubisteis descrito los lugares turísticos en la oficina de turismo. You had described the tourist places in the tourism office.
  • Ellos hubieron descrito el problema en la excursión guiada. They had described the problem in the guided tour.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - describir (to describe)

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

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Describir (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... los lugares turísticos en la oficina de turismo.

Vosotros hubisteis descrito los lugares turísticos en la oficina de turismo.
(You had described the tourist places in the tourism office.)

2. Yo ... la solución antes de viajar.

Yo hube descrito la solución antes de viajar.
(I had described the solution before travelling.)

3. Nosotros ... las instrucciones para alimentar las ovejas.

Nosotros hubimos descrito las instrucciones para alimentar las ovejas.
(We had described the instructions for feeding the sheep.)

4. Ellos ... el problema en la excursión guiada.

Ellos hubieron descrito el problema en la excursión guiada.
(They had described the problem in the guided tour.)

5. Él ... el equipaje en la agencia de viajes.

Él hubo descrito el equipaje en la agencia de viajes.
(He had described the luggage at the travel agency.)

6. Tú ... la habitación individual.

Tú hubiste descrito la habitación individual.
(You had described the single room.)