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Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Despedirse (to say goodbye) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Despedirse - Conjugation of to say goodbye 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: Despedirse (to say goodbye) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas. (Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells)

Conjugation of to say goodbye in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo me hubiera despedido/me hubiese despedido I would have said goodbye
  • tú te hubieras despedido/te hubieses despedido You would have said goodbye
  • él/ella se hubiera despedido/se hubiese despedido He would have said goodbye
  • nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos despedido/nos hubiésemos despedido We would have said goodbye
  • vosotros/vosotras os hubierais despedido/os hubieseis despedido You would have said goodbye
  • ellos/ellas se hubieran despedido/se hubiesen despedido They would have said goodbye

Example phrases

  • Si me hubiera despedido, ahora estaría tranquilo. If I had said goodbye, I would be calm now.
  • Tal vez te hubieras despedido de otra manera si hubieras sabido. Maybe you would have said goodbye differently if you had known.
  • Si se hubiera despedido, no estaríamos esperándolo. If he had said goodbye, we wouldn't be waiting for him.
  • Nos hubiéramos despedido con una fiesta si pudiéramos. We would have said goodbye with a party if we could.
  • ¿Os hubierais despedido de todos si hubierais tenido tiempo? You would have said goodbye if you had had time
  • Ellos se hubieran despedido si no fuera tan difícil. They would have said goodbye if it weren't so difficult.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - despedirse (to say goodbye)

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

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Despedirse (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... ... ..., no estaríamos esperándolo.

Si se hubiera despedido, no estaríamos esperándolo.
(If he had said goodbye, we wouldn't be waiting for him.)

2. Ellos ... ... ... si no fuera tan difícil.

Ellos se hubieran despedido si no fuera tan difícil.
(They would have said goodbye if it weren't so difficult.)

3. ... ... ... con una fiesta si pudiéramos.

Nos hubiéramos despedido con una fiesta si pudiéramos.
(We would have said goodbye with a party if we could.)

4. ¿... ... ... de tod... si ... tenido tiempo?

¿Os hubierais despedido de todos si hubierais tenido tiempo?
(Would you have said goodbye to everyone if you had had time?)

5. Tal vez ... ... ... de otra manera si ... sabido.

Tal vez te hubieras despedido de otra manera si hubieras sabido.
(Maybe you would have said goodbye differently if you had known.)

6. Si ... ... ..., ahora estaría tranquilo.

Si me hubiera despedido, ahora estaría tranquilo.
(If I had said goodbye, I would be calm now.)