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Limpiar (to clean) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Limpiar (to clean) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Limpiar - Conjugation of to clean 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: Limpiar (to clean) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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

Conjugation of to clean in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube limpiado I had cleaned
  • tú hubiste limpiado You had cleaned
  • él/ella hubo limpiado he had cleaned
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos limpiado we had cleaned
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis limpiado You had cleaned
  • ellos/ellas hubieron limpiado They had cleaned

Example phrases

  • Yo hube limpiado la casa antes de que llegaran los invitados. I had cleaned the house before the guests arrived.
  • Tú hubiste limpiado el coche justo a tiempo para el viaje. You had cleaned the car just in time for the trip.
  • Él hubo limpiado su habitación antes de salir. He had cleaned his room before leaving.
  • Nosotros hubimos limpiado todo el jardín antes de la fiesta. We had cleaned the entire garden before the party.
  • Vosotros hubisteis limpiado el salón para la reunión. You all had cleaned the living room for the meeting.
  • Ellos hubieron limpiado la playa antes del evento. They had cleaned the beach before the event.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - limpiar (to clean)

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

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Limpiar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Él ... su habitación antes de salir.

Él hubo limpiado su habitación antes de salir.
(He had cleaned his room before leaving.)

2. Vosotros ... el salón para la reunión.

Vosotros hubisteis limpiado el salón para la reunión.
(You all had cleaned the living room for the meeting.)

3. Tú ... el coche justo a tiempo para el viaje.

Tú hubiste limpiado el coche justo a tiempo para el viaje.
(You had cleaned the car just in time for the trip.)

4. Nosotros ... todo el jardín antes de la fiesta.

Nosotros hubimos limpiado todo el jardín antes de la fiesta.
(We had cleaned the entire garden before the party.)

5. Ellos ... la playa antes del evento.

Ellos hubieron limpiado la playa antes del evento.
(They had cleaned the beach before the event.)

6. Yo ... la casa antes de que llegaran los invitados.

Yo hube limpiado la casa antes de que llegaran los invitados.
(I had cleaned the house before the guests arrived.)