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Discutir (to argue) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Discutir (to argue) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Discutir - Conjugation of to argue 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: Discutir (to argue) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Amor y amistad (Love and friendship)

Conjugation of to argue in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese discutido I would have argued
  • tú hubieras/hubieses discutido You had argued
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese discutido he would have argued
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos discutido We would have argued
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis discutido You had argued
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen discutido They would have argued

Example phrases

  • Ojalá yo hubiera/hubiese discutido el tema con él antes. I wish I had discussed the matter with him earlier.
  • Me gustaría que tú hubieras/hubieses discutido tus ideas a fondo. I would have liked you to have discussed your ideas thoroughly.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese discutido más, habríamos entendido mejor su punto de vista. If he had argued more, we would have understood his point of view better.
  • Ojalá nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos discutido eso antes de tomar una decisión. I wish we had discussed that before making a decision.
  • Es posible que vosotros hubierais/hubieseis discutido eso durante la reunión. It is possible that you had discussed that during the meeting.
  • Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran/hubiesen discutido todos los detalles antes de la presentación. I was surprised that they had discussed all the details before the presentation.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - discutir (to argue)

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

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Discutir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Es posible que vosotros ... eso durante la reunión.

Es posible que vosotros hubierais/hubieseis discutido eso durante la reunión.
(It is possible that you had discussed that during the meeting.)

2. Si él ... más, habríamos entendido mejor su punto de vista.

Si él hubiera/hubiese discutido más, habríamos entendido mejor su punto de vista.
(If he had argued more, we would have understood his point of view better.)

3. Me sorprendió que ellos ... todos los detalles antes de la presentación.

Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran/hubiesen discutido todos los detalles antes de la presentación.
(I was surprised that they had discussed all the details before the presentation.)

4. Me gustaría que tú ... tus ideas a fondo.

Me gustaría que tú hubieras/hubieses discutido tus ideas a fondo.
(I would have liked you to have discussed your ideas thoroughly.)

5. Ojalá nosotros ... eso antes de tomar una decisión.

Ojalá nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos discutido eso antes de tomar una decisión.
(I wish we had discussed that before making a decision.)

6. Ojalá yo ... el tema con él antes.

Ojalá yo hubiera/hubiese discutido el tema con él antes.
(I wish I had discussed the matter with him earlier.)