Esperar (to wait) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Esperar (to wait) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Esperar - Conjugation of to wait 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: Esperar (to wait) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Planes familiares (Family plans)

Conjugation of to wait in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

Yo hube esperado a que el músico terminara la canción. I had waited for the musician to finish the song.
Tú hubiste esperado para realizar el proyecto. You had waited to complete the project.
Él hubo esperado a que la escultura fuera terminada. He had waited for the sculpture to be finished.
Nosotros hubimos esperado hasta que el fotógrafo llegara. We had waited until the photographer arrived.
Vosotros hubisteis esperado para imprimir las fotos. You had waited to print the photos.
Ellos hubieron esperado a que la canción fuera aprobada. They had waited for the song to be approved.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - esperar (to wait)

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

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Esperar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Él ... a que la escultura fuera terminada.

Él hubo esperado a que la escultura fuera terminada.

(He had waited for the sculpture to be finished.)

2. Tú ... para realizar el proyecto.

Tú hubiste esperado para realizar el proyecto.

(You had waited to complete the project.)

3. Nosotros ... hasta que el fotógrafo llegara.

Nosotros hubimos esperado hasta que el fotógrafo llegara.

(We had waited until the photographer arrived.)

4. Vosotros ... para imprimir las fotos.

Vosotros hubisteis esperado para imprimir las fotos.

(You had waited to print the photos.)

5. Yo ... a que el músico terminara la canción.

Yo hube esperado a que el músico terminara la canción.

(I had waited for the musician to finish the song.)

6. Ellos ... a que la canción fuera aprobada.

Ellos hubieron esperado a que la canción fuera aprobada.

(They had waited for the song to be approved.)