Respirar (to breathe) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Respirar (to breathe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Respirar - Conjugation of to breathe in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Respirar (to breathe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Los diferentes lados de la naturaleza (The different sides of nature)

Conjugation of to breathe in Pretérito anterior

yo hube respirado I had breathed
tú hubiste respirado you had breathed
él/ella hubo respirado he had breathed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos respirado we had breathed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis respirado you had breathed
ellos/ellas hubieron respirado they had breathed

Example phrases

Después de plantar el roble, hube respirado profundamente. After planting the oak tree, I had breathed deeply.
Antes de huir, hubiste respirado el aire fresco. Before fleeing, you had breathed the fresh air.
Cuando llegó la primavera, la rosa hubo respirado el aire puro. When spring arrived, it had breathed the pure air.
Antes de viajar, hubimos respirado hondo para relajarnos. We had breathed deeply to relax before traveling.
Después de visitar el olivo, hubisteis respirado el aroma del campo. You had breathed the aroma of the countryside after visiting the olive tree.
Antes de alimentar a la oveja, hubieron respirado el aire limpio. They had breathed the clean air before feeding the sheep.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - respirar (to breathe)

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

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Respirar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Antes de viajar, ... hondo para relajarnos.

Antes de viajar, hubimos respirado hondo para relajarnos.

(We had breathed deeply to relax before traveling.)

2. Cuando llegó la primavera, la rosa ... el aire puro.

Cuando llegó la primavera, la rosa hubo respirado el aire puro.

(When spring arrived, it had breathed the pure air.)

3. Después de visitar el olivo, ... el aroma del campo.

Después de visitar el olivo, hubisteis respirado el aroma del campo.

(You had breathed the aroma of the countryside after visiting the olive tree.)

4. Antes de huir, ... el aire fresco.

Antes de huir, hubiste respirado el aire fresco.

(Before fleeing, you had breathed the fresh air.)

5. Después de plantar el roble, ... profundamente.

Después de plantar el roble, hube respirado profundamente.

(After planting the oak tree, I had breathed deeply.)

6. Antes de alimentar a la oveja, ... el aire limpio.

Antes de alimentar a la oveja, hubieron respirado el aire limpio.

(They had breathed the clean air before feeding the sheep.)