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Levantar (to lift) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Levantar (to lift) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Levantar - Conjugation of to lift 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: Levantar (to lift) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Ejercicio y estilo de vida (Exercise and lifestyle)

Conjugation of to lift in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube levantado I had lifted
  • tú hubiste levantado you had lifted
  • él/ella hubo levantado he had lifted
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos levantado we had lifted
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis levantado You (plural) had lifted
  • ellos/ellas hubieron levantado they had lifted

Example phrases

  • Cuando hube levantado la escultura, vi lo bonita que era. When I had lifted the sculpture, I saw how beautiful it was.
  • Hubiste levantado el roble antes de que llegáramos tarde. You had lifted the oak before we arrived late.
  • Él hubo levantado la cómoda despacio para no dañarla. He had lifted the chest of drawers slowly to avoid damaging it.
  • Hubimos levantado la conversación sobre el músico para romper el hielo. We had lifted the conversation about the musician to break the ice.
  • Vosotros hubisteis levantado la mesa en la zona verde. You lot had lifted the table in the green area.
  • Ellos hubieron levantado el bungaló cerca del pino. They had lifted the bungalow near the pine.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - levantar (to lift)

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

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Levantar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... la mesa en la zona verde.

Vosotros hubisteis levantado la mesa en la zona verde.
(You lot had lifted the table in the green area.)

2. ... la conversación sobre el músico para romper el hielo.

Hubimos levantado la conversación sobre el músico para romper el hielo.
(We had lifted the conversation about the musician to break the ice.)

3. Cuando ... la escultura, vi lo bonita que era.

Cuando hube levantado la escultura, vi lo bonita que era.
(When I had lifted the sculpture, I saw how beautiful it was.)

4. ... el roble antes de que llegáramos tarde.

Hubiste levantado el roble antes de que llegáramos tarde.
(You had lifted the oak before we arrived late.)

5. Él ... la cómoda despacio para no dañarla.

Él hubo levantado la cómoda despacio para no dañarla.
(He had lifted the chest of drawers slowly to avoid damaging it.)

6. Ellos ... el bungaló cerca del pino.

Ellos hubieron levantado el bungaló cerca del pino.
(They had lifted the bungalow near the pine.)