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Haber (to have) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Haber (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Haber - Conjugation of to have in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Haber (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Partes de la casa (Parts of the house)

Conjugation of to have in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese vivido en España, hablaría mejor español. If I had lived in Spain, I would speak better Spanish.
  • Si tú hubieras/hubieses sido peluquero, sabrías cómo cortar el pelo. If you had been a hairdresser, you would know how to cut hair.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese trabajado más, ahora tendría un aumento. If he had worked more, now he would have a raise.
  • Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos estudiado, sabríamos la respuesta. We would have studied, we would know the answer.
  • Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis cocinado, tendríamos comida familiar. If you had cooked, we would have family food.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen confiado en ti, no estarían discutiendo ahora. If they had trusted you, they would not be arguing now.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - haber (to have)

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

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Haber (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si vosotros ... cocinado, tendríamos comida familiar.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis cocinado, tendríamos comida familiar.
(If you had cooked, we would have family food.)

2. Si tú ... sido peluquero, sabrías cómo cortar el pelo.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses sido peluquero, sabrías cómo cortar el pelo.
(If you had been a hairdresser, you would know how to cut hair.)

3. Si ellos ... confiado en ti, no estarían discutiendo ahora.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen confiado en ti, no estarían discutiendo ahora.
(If they had trusted you, they would not be arguing now.)

4. Si nosotros ... estudiado, sabríamos la respuesta.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos estudiado, sabríamos la respuesta.
(We would have studied, we would know the answer.)

5. Si él ... trabajado más, ahora tendría un aumento.

Si él hubiera/hubiese trabajado más, ahora tendría un aumento.
(If he had worked more, now he would have a raise.)

6. Si yo ... vivido en españa, hablaría mejor español.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese vivido en españa, hablaría mejor español.
(If I had lived in Spain, I would speak better Spanish.)