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Merendar (to have a snack) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Merendar (to have a snack) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Merendar - Conjugation of to have a snack 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: Merendar (to have a snack) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Comida y hábitos saludables (Healthy food and habits)

Conjugation of to have a snack in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube merendado I had had a snack
  • tú hubiste merendado you had had a snack
  • él/ella hubo merendado he/she had had a snack
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos merendado we had had a snack
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis merendado You had had a snack
  • ellos/ellas hubieron merendado they had had a snack

Example phrases

  • Hube merendado tortilla de patata antes de salir con mis amigos. I had had a Spanish omelette before going out with my friends.
  • Hubiste merendado croquetas cuando decidiste estudiar. You had snacked on croquettes when you decided to study.
  • Hubo merendado patatas fritas antes de realizar la tarea. He had had a snack of crisps before doing the task.
  • Hubimos merendado ración de tapas antes de salir al cine. We had had a snack of tapas before going to the cinema.
  • Hubisteis merendado tortilla antes de asistir a la reunión. You had had a snack of tortilla before attending the meeting.
  • Hubieron merendado pinchos antes de tener clases de guitarra. They had had a snack of skewers before having guitar lessons.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - merendar (to have a snack)

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

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Merendar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. ... patatas fritas antes de realizar la tarea.

Hubo merendado patatas fritas antes de realizar la tarea.
(He had had a snack of crisps before doing the task.)

2. ... ración de tapas antes de salir al cine.

Hubimos merendado ración de tapas antes de salir al cine.
(We had had a snack of tapas before going to the cinema.)

3. ... croquetas cuando decidiste estudiar.

Hubiste merendado croquetas cuando decidiste estudiar.
(You had snacked on croquettes when you decided to study.)

4. ... tortilla antes de asistir a la reunión.

Hubisteis merendado tortilla antes de asistir a la reunión.
(You had had a snack of tortilla before attending the meeting.)

5. ... pinchos antes de tener clases de guitarra.

Hubieron merendado pinchos antes de tener clases de guitarra.
(They had had a snack of skewers before having guitar lessons.)

6. ... tortilla de patata antes de salir con mis amigos.

Hube merendado tortilla de patata antes de salir con mis amigos.
(I had had a Spanish omelette before going out with my friends.)