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

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

Preguntar - 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: Preguntar (to ask) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Conjugation of to ask in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

Si hubiera/hubiese preguntado antes, ahora sabría la respuesta. If I had asked before, now I would know the answer.
Si hubieras/hubieses preguntado en la reunión, habríamos evitado el malentendido. If you had asked in the meeting, we would have avoided the misunderstanding.
Si él hubiera/hubiese preguntado su opinión, habría obtenido una mejor perspectiva. If he had asked for your opinion, he would have gotten a better perspective.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos preguntado sobre los requisitos, no tendríamos problemas ahora. If we had asked about the requirements, we wouldn't have problems now.
Si hubierais/hubieseis preguntado a tiempo, podríamos haber resuelto el problema. If you had asked in time, we could have solved the problem.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen preguntado antes de actuar, no estarían en problemas ahora. If they had asked before acting, they would not be in trouble now.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - preguntar (to ask)

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

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Preguntar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... en la reunión, habríamos evitado el malentendido.

Si hubieras/hubieses preguntado en la reunión, habríamos evitado el malentendido.

(If you had asked in the meeting, we would have avoided the misunderstanding.)

2. Si ... antes, ahora sabría la respuesta.

Si hubiera/hubiese preguntado antes, ahora sabría la respuesta.

(If I had asked before, now I would know the answer.)

3. Si él ... su opinión, habría obtenido una mejor perspectiva.

Si él hubiera/hubiese preguntado su opinión, habría obtenido una mejor perspectiva.

(If he had asked for your opinion, he would have gotten a better perspective.)

4. Si ellos ... antes de actuar, no estarían en problemas ahora.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen preguntado antes de actuar, no estarían en problemas ahora.

(If they had asked before acting, they would not be in trouble now.)

5. Si ... a tiempo, podríamos haber resuelto el problema.

Si hubierais/hubieseis preguntado a tiempo, podríamos haber resuelto el problema.

(If you had asked in time, we could have solved the problem.)

6. Si ... sobre los requisitos, no tendríamos problemas ahora.

Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos preguntado sobre los requisitos, no tendríamos problemas ahora.

(If we had asked about the requirements, we wouldn't have problems now.)