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Merendar (to have a snack) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - 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 pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese merendado antes, no estaría tan lleno. If I had had a snack before, I wouldn't be so full.
  • Si hubieras/hubieses merendado las croquetas, habrías entendido por qué son tan populares. If you had had a snack on the croquettes, you would have understood why they are so popular.
  • Si Juan hubiera/hubiese merendado las tapas, ahora sabría qué las hace especiales. He would know what makes them special now if he had had a snack on the tapas.
  • Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos merendado la tortilla de patata, no tendríamos tanto hambre. If we had had a snack with the potato omelette, we wouldn't be so hungry.
  • Si hubierais/hubieseis merendado el pincho, lo habríais disfrutado mucho. If you had had a snack, you would have enjoyed it a lot.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen merendado las patatas bravas, no estarían tan cansados. If they had had a snack with the patatas bravas, they wouldn't be so tired.

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 (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... antes, no estaría tan lleno.

Si hubiera/hubiese merendado antes, no estaría tan lleno.
(If I had had a snack before, I wouldn't be so full.)

2. Si ellos ... las patatas bravas, no estarían tan cansados.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen merendado las patatas bravas, no estarían tan cansados.
(If they had had a snack with the patatas bravas, they wouldn't be so tired.)

3. Si juan ... las tapas, ahora sabría qué las hace especiales.

Si juan hubiera/hubiese merendado las tapas, ahora sabría qué las hace especiales.
(If Juan had eaten the tapas as a snack, he would now know what makes them special.)

4. Si ... las croquetas, habrías entendido por qué son tan populares.

Si hubieras/hubieses merendado las croquetas, habrías entendido por qué son tan populares.
(If you had had a snack on the croquettes, you would have understood why they are so popular.)

5. Si ... el pincho, lo habríais disfrutado mucho.

Si hubierais/hubieseis merendado el pincho, lo habríais disfrutado mucho.
(If you had had a snack, you would have enjoyed it a lot.)

6. Si ... la tortilla de patata, no tendríamos tanto hambre.

Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos merendado la tortilla de patata, no tendríamos tanto hambre.
(If we had had a snack with the potato omelette, we wouldn't be so hungry.)