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Dormir (to sleep) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Dormir (to sleep) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Dormir - Conjugation of to sleep 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: Dormir (to sleep) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to sleep in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Yo hube dormido antes de que llegaran. I had slept before they arrived.
  • Tú hubiste dormido muy poco esa noche. You had slept very little that night.
  • Él hubo dormido profundamente durante el viaje. He had deeply slept during the journey.
  • Nosotros hubimos dormido en la casa de campo. We had slept in the country house.
  • Vosotros hubisteis dormido en la tienda de campaña. You all had slept in the tent.
  • Ellos hubieron dormido antes del amanecer. They had slept before dawn.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - dormir (to sleep)

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

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Dormir (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Nosotros ... en la casa de campo.

Nosotros hubimos dormido en la casa de campo.
(We had slept in the country house.)

2. Él ... profundamente durante el viaje.

Él hubo dormido profundamente durante el viaje.
(He had deeply slept during the journey.)

3. Vosotros ... en la tienda de campaña.

Vosotros hubisteis dormido en la tienda de campaña.
(You all had slept in the tent.)

4. Ellos ... antes del amanecer.

Ellos hubieron dormido antes del amanecer.
(They had slept before dawn.)

5. Tú ... muy poco esa noche.

Tú hubiste dormido muy poco esa noche.
(You had slept very little that night.)

6. Yo ... antes de que llegaran.

Yo hube dormido antes de que llegaran.
(I had slept before they arrived.)