Estar (to be) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Estar (to be) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Estar - Conjugation of to be 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: Estar (to be) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas. (Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells)

Conjugation of to be in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

Yo hube estado en casa cuando llegó la visita. I had been at home when the visitors arrived.
Tú hubiste estado trabajando antes de tomar un descanso. You had been working before taking a break.
Él/Ella hubo estado enfermo, por eso no vino a la fiesta. He had been sick, so he didn't come to the party.
Nosotros/Nosotras hubimos estado ocupados toda la mañana. We had been busy all morning.
Vosotros/Vosotras hubisteis estado preparando el evento. You had been preparing the event.
Ellos/Ellas hubieron estado de viaje antes de regresar a casa. They had been traveling before returning home.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - estar (to be)

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

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Estar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Ellos/ellas ... de viaje antes de regresar a casa.

Ellos/ellas hubieron estado de viaje antes de regresar a casa.

(They had been traveling before returning home.)

2. Nosotros/nosotras ... ocupados toda la mañana.

Nosotros/nosotras hubimos estado ocupados toda la mañana.

(We had been busy all morning.)

3. Yo ... en casa cuando llegó la visita.

Yo hube estado en casa cuando llegó la visita.

(I had been at home when the visitors arrived.)

4. Él/ella ... enfermo, por eso no vino a la fiesta.

Él/ella hubo estado enfermo, por eso no vino a la fiesta.

(He/she had been sick, that's why he/she did not come to the party.)

5. Vosotros/vosotras ... preparando el evento.

Vosotros/vosotras hubisteis estado preparando el evento.

(You all had been preparing the event.)

6. Tú ... trabajando antes de tomar un descanso.

Tú hubiste estado trabajando antes de tomar un descanso.

(You had been working before taking a break.)