Estar (to be) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

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

Conjugation of to be in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese estado I would have been
tú hubieras/hubieses estado you had been
él/ella hubiera/hubiese estado he would have been
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos estado We would have been
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis estado you would have been
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen estado They would have been

Example phrases

Si yo hubiera/hubiese estado en tu lugar, habría hecho lo mismo. If I had been in your place, I would have done the same.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses estado allí, habrías entendido. If you had been there, you would have understood.
Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese estado más atento, no habría perdido el tren. If he/she had been more attentive, he/she would not have missed the train.
Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos estado en casa, lo habríamos visto. If we had been at home, we would have seen it.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis estado preparados, el examen habría sido más fácil. If you had been prepared, the exam would have been easier.
Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen estado más tranquilos, no habrían cometido errores. If they had been calmer, they wouldn't have made mistakes.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - estar (to be)

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

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Estar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellos/ellas ... más tranquilos, no habrían cometido errores.

Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen estado más tranquilos, no habrían cometido errores.

(If they had been calmer, they wouldn't have made mistakes.)

2. Si yo ... en tu lugar, habría hecho lo mismo.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese estado en tu lugar, habría hecho lo mismo.

(If I had been in your place, I would have done the same.)

3. Si vosotros/vosotras ... preparados, el examen habría sido más fácil.

Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis estado preparados, el examen habría sido más fácil.

(If you had been prepared, the exam would have been easier.)

4. Si tú ... allí, habrías entendido.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses estado allí, habrías entendido.

(If you had been there, you would have understood.)

5. Si él/ella ... más atento, no habría perdido el tren.

Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese estado más atento, no habría perdido el tren.

(If he/she had been more attentive, he/she would not have missed the train.)

6. Si nosotros/nosotras ... en casa, lo habríamos visto.

Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos estado en casa, lo habríamos visto.

(If we had been at home, we would have seen it.)