Empezar (to start) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Empezar (to start) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Empezar - Conjugation of to start 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: Empezar (to start) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Fechas del calendario y días festivos. (Calendar dates and holidays)

Conjugation of to start in Pretérito anterior

yo hube empezado I had started
tú hubiste empezado You had started
él/ella hubo empezado he had started
nosotros/nosotras hubimos empezado We had started
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis empezado You had started
ellos/ellas hubieron empezado They had started

Example phrases

Yo hube empezado el proyecto antes de que llegaran. I had started the project before they arrived.
Tú hubiste empezado a leer cuando te interrumpieron. You had started to read when you were interrupted.
Él hubó empezado la carrera antes de la lluvia. He had started the race before the rain.
Nosotros hubimos empezado a cocinar antes de que llegaran los invitados. We had started cooking before the guests arrived.
Vosotros hubisteis empezado la reunión antes de tiempo. You had started the meeting ahead of time.
Ellos hubieron empezado a trabajar antes de la hora prevista. They had started working before the scheduled time.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - empezar (to start)

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

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Empezar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Tú ... a leer cuando te interrumpieron.

Tú hubiste empezado a leer cuando te interrumpieron.

(You had started to read when you were interrupted.)

2. Yo ... el proyecto antes de que llegaran.

Yo hube empezado el proyecto antes de que llegaran.

(I had started the project before they arrived.)

3. Él hubó ... la carrera antes de la lluvia.

Él hubó empezado la carrera antes de la lluvia.

(He had started the race before the rain.)

4. Vosotros ... la reunión antes de tiempo.

Vosotros hubisteis empezado la reunión antes de tiempo.

(You had started the meeting ahead of time.)

5. Nosotros ... a cocinar antes de que llegaran los invitados.

Nosotros hubimos empezado a cocinar antes de que llegaran los invitados.

(We had started cooking before the guests arrived.)

6. Ellos ... a trabajar antes de la hora prevista.

Ellos hubieron empezado a trabajar antes de la hora prevista.

(They had started working before the scheduled time.)