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Recibir (to receive) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Recibir (to receive) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Recibir - Conjugation of to receive 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: Recibir (to receive) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Salud mental (Mental health)

Conjugation of to receive in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese recibido la vacuna, no me habría resfriado. If I had received the vaccine, I wouldn't have caught a cold.
  • Esperaba que hubieras/hubieses recibido las gotas antes de contagiarte. I hoped you had received the drops before getting infected.
  • Dudaba que hubiera/hubiese recibido el antibiótico necesario. He doubted that he had received the necessary antibiotic.
  • Pensábamos que hubiéramos/hubiésemos recibido mejor atención en la clínica. We thought we would have received better care at the clinic.
  • No creíais que hubierais/hubieseis recibido el análisis de sangre correcto. You all did not believe that you had received the correct blood analysis.
  • Era posible que hubieran/hubiesen recibido el alta antes de tiempo. They might have received the discharge earlier than expected.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - recibir (to receive)

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

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Recibir (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Dudaba que ... el antibiótico necesario.

Dudaba que hubiera/hubiese recibido el antibiótico necesario.
(He doubted that he had received the necessary antibiotic.)

2. Si ... la vacuna, no me habría resfriado.

Si hubiera/hubiese recibido la vacuna, no me habría resfriado.
(If I had received the vaccine, I wouldn't have caught a cold.)

3. Pensábamos que ... mejor atención en la clínica.

Pensábamos que hubiéramos/hubiésemos recibido mejor atención en la clínica.
(We thought we would have received better care at the clinic.)

4. No creíais que ... el análisis de sangre correcto.

No creíais que hubierais/hubieseis recibido el análisis de sangre correcto.
(You all did not believe that you had received the correct blood analysis.)

5. Era posible que ... el alta antes de tiempo.

Era posible que hubieran/hubiesen recibido el alta antes de tiempo.
(They might have received the discharge earlier than expected.)

6. Esperaba que ... las gotas antes de contagiarte.

Esperaba que hubieras/hubieses recibido las gotas antes de contagiarte.
(I hoped you had received the drops before getting infected.)