Esperar (to wait) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Planes familiares (Family plans)

Conjugation of to wait in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese esperado I would have waited
tú hubieras/hubieses esperado you had waited
él/ella hubiera/hubiese esperado he would have waited
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos esperado we would have waited
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis esperado You had waited
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen esperado they had waited

Example phrases

Si hubiera/hubiese esperado para plantar la rosa, habría crecido mejor. I had waited to plant the rose, it would have grown better.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses esperado para realizar la tarea, la habrías hecho mejor. If you had waited to do the task, you would have done it better.
Si él hubiera/hubiese esperado para aprobar el examen, no estaría suspendido. If he had waited to pass the exam, he wouldn't be suspended.
Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos esperado para viajar, habríamos tenido mejor tiempo. If we had waited to travel, we would have had better weather.
Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis esperado para enviar el paquete, no se habría perdido. If you had waited to send the package, it would not have been lost.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen esperado para salir, habrían llegado a tiempo. If they had waited to leave, they would have arrived on time.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - esperar (to wait)

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

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Esperar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si nosotros ... para viajar, habríamos tenido mejor tiempo.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos esperado para viajar, habríamos tenido mejor tiempo.

(If we had waited to travel, we would have had better weather.)

2. Si ellos ... para salir, habrían llegado a tiempo.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen esperado para salir, habrían llegado a tiempo.

(If they had waited to leave, they would have arrived on time.)

3. Si vosotros ... para enviar el paquete, no se habría perdido.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis esperado para enviar el paquete, no se habría perdido.

(If you had waited to send the package, it would not have been lost.)

4. Si ... para plantar la rosa, habría crecido mejor.

Si hubiera/hubiese esperado para plantar la rosa, habría crecido mejor.

(I had waited to plant the rose, it would have grown better.)

5. Si él ... para aprobar el examen, no estaría suspendido.

Si él hubiera/hubiese esperado para aprobar el examen, no estaría suspendido.

(If he had waited to pass the exam, he wouldn't be suspended.)

6. Si tú ... para realizar la tarea, la habrías hecho mejor.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses esperado para realizar la tarea, la habrías hecho mejor.

(If you had waited to do the task, you would have done it better.)