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Descubrir (to discover) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Descubrir (to discover) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Descubrir - Conjugation of to discover 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: Descubrir (to discover) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡Qué sorpresa! (What a surprise)

Conjugation of to discover in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Hube descubierto el camino en el bosque. I had discovered the way in the forest.
  • Hubiste descubierto la cascada en la montaña. You had discovered the waterfall in the mountain.
  • Hubo descubierto la senda hacia la playa. He had just discovered the path to the beach.
  • Hubimos descubierto los pinos en el valle. We had discovered the pines in the valley.
  • Hubisteis descubierto la naturaleza en el campo. You had discovered nature in the countryside.
  • Hubieron descubierto las rosas en el jardín. They had discovered the roses in the garden.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - descubrir (to discover)

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

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Descubrir (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. ... los pinos en el valle.

Hubimos descubierto los pinos en el valle.
(We had discovered the pines in the valley.)

2. ... la cascada en la montaña.

Hubiste descubierto la cascada en la montaña.
(You had discovered the waterfall in the mountain.)

3. ... las rosas en el jardín.

Hubieron descubierto las rosas en el jardín.
(They had discovered the roses in the garden.)

4. ... la senda hacia la playa.

Hubo descubierto la senda hacia la playa.
(He had just discovered the path to the beach.)

5. ... la naturaleza en el campo.

Hubisteis descubierto la naturaleza en el campo.
(You had discovered nature in the countryside.)

6. ... el camino en el bosque.

Hube descubierto el camino en el bosque.
(I had discovered the way in the forest.)