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Nadar (to swim) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Pluperfect) - Spanish

Nadar (to swim) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Nadar - Conjugation of to swim in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Pluperfect)

All conjugations and tenses: Nadar (to swim) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Deportes y ejercicio (Sports and exercise)

Conjugation of to swim in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese nadadoI would have swum
tú hubieras/hubieses nadadoYou would have swum
él/ella hubiera/hubiese nadadohe would have swum
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadadowe would have swum
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis nadadoYou would have swum
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen nadadoThey had swum

Example phrases

Si yo hubiera/hubiese nadado más, estaría en mejor forma.If I had swum more, I would be in better shape.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses nadado en el lago, sabrías lo frío que está.If you had swum in the lake, you would know how cold it is.
Si él hubiera/hubiese nadado más rápido, hubiera/hubiese ganado la carrera.If he had swum faster, he would have won the race.
Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado temprano, no tendríamos que apurarnos ahora.If we had swum early, we wouldn’t have to hurry now.
Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis nadado con nosotros, lo habríais pasado genial.If you had swum with us, you would have had a great time.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen nadado juntos, se habrían divertido mucho.If they had swum together, they would have had a lot of fun.

Exercise: Conjugation exercise - nadar (to swim)

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

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hubiera/hubiese nadado, hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado, hubierais/hubieseis nadado, hubieran/hubiesen nadado, hubieras/hubieses nadado

1. Si yo ... más, estaría en mejor forma.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese nadado más, estaría en mejor forma.
(If I had swum more, I would be in better shape.)

2. Si él ... más rápido, hubiera/hubiese ganado la carrera.

Si él hubiera/hubiese nadado más rápido, hubiera/hubiese ganado la carrera.
(If he had swum faster, he would have won the race.)

3. Si nosotros ... temprano, no tendríamos que apurarnos ahora.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos nadado temprano, no tendríamos que apurarnos ahora.
(If we had swum early, we wouldn’t have to hurry now.)

4. Si vosotros ... con nosotros, lo habríais pasado genial.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis nadado con nosotros, lo habríais pasado genial.
(If you had swum with us, you would have had a great time.)

5. Si ellos ... juntos, se habrían divertido mucho.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen nadado juntos, se habrían divertido mucho.
(If they had swum together, they would have had a lot of fun.)

6. Si tú ... en el lago, sabrías lo frío que está.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses nadado en el lago, sabrías lo frío que está.
(If you had swum in the lake, you would know how cold it is.)