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Querer (to want) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

 Querer (to want) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Querer - Conjugation of to want in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect, indicative tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Querer (to want) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Conjugation of to want in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había querido I had wanted
  • tú habías querido You had wanted
  • él/ella había querido he had wanted
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos querido We had wanted
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais querido You had wanted
  • ellos/ellas habían querido They had wanted

Example phrases

  • Yo había querido ver la naturaleza. I had wanted to see nature.
  • Tú habías querido caminar por el bosque. You had wanted to walk in the forest.
  • Él había querido ver el mar. He had wanted to see the sea.
  • Nosotros habíamos querido visitar la playa. We had wanted to visit the beach.
  • Vosotros habíais querido conocer la montaña. You had wanted to know the mountain.
  • Ellos habían querido explorar el campo. They had wanted to explore the countryside.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - querer (to want)

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

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Querer (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... conocer la montaña.

Vosotros habíais querido conocer la montaña.
(You had wanted to know the mountain.)

2. Él ... ver el mar.

Él había querido ver el mar.
(He had wanted to see the sea.)

3. Ellos ... explorar el campo.

Ellos habían querido explorar el campo.
(They had wanted to explore the countryside.)

4. Nosotros ... visitar la playa.

Nosotros habíamos querido visitar la playa.
(We had wanted to visit the beach.)

5. Tú ... caminar por el bosque.

Tú habías querido caminar por el bosque.
(You had wanted to walk in the forest.)

6. Yo ... ver la naturaleza.

Yo había querido ver la naturaleza.
(I had wanted to see nature.)