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Despedir (to fire) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Despedir (to fire) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Despedir - Conjugation of to fire in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Despedir (to fire) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Ocupación: expectativas y realidad (Occupation: expectations and reality)

Conjugation of to fire in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo me hubiera/me hubiese despedido I would have fired
  • tú te hubieras/te hubieses despedido you had fired yourself
  • él/ella se hubiera/se hubiese despedido He/she would have fired
  • nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos despedido we would have fired
  • vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis despedido you would have fired yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se hubieran/se hubiesen despedido They had fired

Example phrases

  • Yo me hubiera/me hubiese despedido de él si hubiese tenido tiempo. I would have fired him if I had had time.
  • Tú te hubieras/te hubieses despedido si no te hubieras subido tan rápido a la caravana. You would have fired if you hadn't gotten on the caravan so quickly.
  • Él/Ella se hubiera/se hubiese despedido antes de marcharse a América. He would have fired before leaving for America.
  • Nosotros/Nosotras nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos despedido al ver la noticia en Internet. We would have fired ourselves upon seeing the news on the Internet.
  • Vosotros/Vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis despedido si os hubierais quedado más tiempo. You would have been fired if you had stayed longer.
  • Ellos/Ellas se hubieran/se hubiesen despedido antes de marcharse a explorar el continente. They would have fired before leaving to explore the continent.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - despedir (to fire)

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

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Despedir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Él/ella ... antes de marcharse a américa.

Él/ella se hubiera/se hubiese despedido antes de marcharse a américa.
(He/she would have been fired before leaving for America.)

2. Yo ... de él si hubiese tenido tiempo.

Yo me hubiera/me hubiese despedido de él si hubiese tenido tiempo.
(I would have fired him if I had had time.)

3. Ellos/ellas ... antes de marcharse a explorar el continente.

Ellos/ellas se hubieran/se hubiesen despedido antes de marcharse a explorar el continente.
(They would have fired before leaving to explore the continent.)

4. Tú ... si no te hubieras subido tan rápido a la caravana.

Tú te hubieras/te hubieses despedido si no te hubieras subido tan rápido a la caravana.
(You would have fired if you hadn't gotten on the caravan so quickly.)

5. Vosotros/vosotras ... si os hubierais quedado más tiempo.

Vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis despedido si os hubierais quedado más tiempo.
(You would have been fired if you had stayed longer.)

6. Nosotros/nosotras ... al ver la noticia en internet.

Nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos despedido al ver la noticia en internet.
(We would have dismissed upon seeing the news on the internet.)