Pedir (to ask) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

Pedir (to ask) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Pedir - Conjugation of to ask 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: Pedir (to ask) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Conjugation of to ask in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese pedido I would have asked
tú hubieras/hubieses pedido You had asked
él/ella hubiera/hubiese pedido he would have asked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos pedido we had asked
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis pedido You would have asked
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen pedido they would have asked

Example phrases

Si yo hubiera/hubiese pedido ayuda, no habría cometido ese error. If I had asked for help, I would not have made that mistake.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses pedido permiso, habríamos podido planear mejor. If you had asked for permission, we could have planned better.
Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese pedido disculpas, todo estaría bien ahora. If he/she had apologized, everything would be fine now.
Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos pedido más tiempo, habríamos terminado el proyecto. If we had asked for more time, we would have finished the project.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis pedido consejo, habríais evitado el problema. If you had asked for advice, you would have avoided the problem.
Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen pedido indicaciones, no se habrían perdido. If they had asked for directions, they wouldn’t have gotten lost.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - pedir (to ask)

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

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Pedir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si él/ella ... disculpas, todo estaría bien ahora.

Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese pedido disculpas, todo estaría bien ahora.

(If he/she had apologized, everything would be fine now.)

2. Si ellos/ellas ... indicaciones, no se habrían perdido.

Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen pedido indicaciones, no se habrían perdido.

(If they had asked for directions, they wouldn’t have gotten lost.)

3. Si yo ... ayuda, no habría cometido ese error.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese pedido ayuda, no habría cometido ese error.

(If I had asked for help, I would not have made that mistake.)

4. Si nosotros/nosotras ... más tiempo, habríamos terminado el proyecto.

Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos pedido más tiempo, habríamos terminado el proyecto.

(If we had asked for more time, we would have finished the project.)

5. Si tú ... permiso, habríamos podido planear mejor.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses pedido permiso, habríamos podido planear mejor.

(If you had asked for permission, we could have planned better.)

6. Si vosotros/vosotras ... consejo, habríais evitado el problema.

Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis pedido consejo, habríais evitado el problema.

(If you had asked for advice, you would have avoided the problem.)