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Reservar (to reserve) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Reservar (to reserve) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Reservar - Conjugation of to reserve 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: Reservar (to reserve) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Vivienda y alojamiento (Housing and accommodation)

Conjugation of to reserve in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese reservado antes, habríamos evitado problemas. If I had booked earlier, we would have avoided problems.
  • Dudaba que tú hubieras/hubieses reservado el hotel a tiempo. I doubted that you had reserved the hotel on time.
  • No creyó que él hubiera/hubiese reservado la sala correctamente. He did not believe that he had reserved the room correctly.
  • Esperábamos que nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos reservado los boletos. We were hoping that we had reserved the tickets.
  • Era necesario que vosotros hubierais/hubieseis reservado con antelación. It was necessary that you had reserved in advance.
  • Temían que ellos no hubieran/hubiesen reservado suficientes habitaciones. They were afraid that they had not reserved enough rooms.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - reservar (to reserve)

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

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Reservar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Temían que ellos no ... suficientes habitaciones.

Temían que ellos no hubieran/hubiesen reservado suficientes habitaciones.
(They were afraid that they had not reserved enough rooms.)

2. No creyó que él ... la sala correctamente.

No creyó que él hubiera/hubiese reservado la sala correctamente.
(He did not believe that he had reserved the room correctly.)

3. Esperábamos que nosotros ... los boletos.

Esperábamos que nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos reservado los boletos.
(We were hoping that we had reserved the tickets.)

4. Dudaba que tú ... el hotel a tiempo.

Dudaba que tú hubieras/hubieses reservado el hotel a tiempo.
(I doubted that you had reserved the hotel on time.)

5. Era necesario que vosotros ... con antelación.

Era necesario que vosotros hubierais/hubieseis reservado con antelación.
(It was necessary that you had reserved in advance.)

6. Si yo ... antes, habríamos evitado problemas.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese reservado antes, habríamos evitado problemas.
(If I had booked earlier, we would have avoided problems.)