Restar (to subtract) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Restar (to subtract) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Restar - Conjugation of to subtract 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: Restar (to subtract) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Números y contar (Numbers and counting)

Conjugation of to subtract in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

Yo hube restado todas las cifras antes de darte el resultado. I had subtracted all the numbers before giving you the result.
Tú hubiste restado los números mal, por eso salió incorrecto. You had subtracted the numbers incorrectly, that's why it came out wrong.
Él hubo restado lo necesario para cerrar la cuenta. He had subtracted what was necessary to close the account.
Nosotros hubimos restado todos los gastos antes de hacer el balance. We had subtracted all the expenses before making the balance.
Vosotros hubisteis restado mal, así que el total estaba equivocado. You had subtracted incorrectly, so the total was wrong.
Ellos hubieron restado las unidades antes de que llegáramos. They had subtracted the units before we arrived.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - restar (to subtract)

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

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Restar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... todas las cifras antes de darte el resultado.

Yo hube restado todas las cifras antes de darte el resultado.

(I had subtracted all the numbers before giving you the result.)

2. Ellos ... las unidades antes de que llegáramos.

Ellos hubieron restado las unidades antes de que llegáramos.

(They had subtracted the units before we arrived.)

3. Él ... lo necesario para cerrar la cuenta.

Él hubo restado lo necesario para cerrar la cuenta.

(He had subtracted what was necessary to close the account.)

4. Tú ... los números mal, por eso salió incorrecto.

Tú hubiste restado los números mal, por eso salió incorrecto.

(You had subtracted the numbers incorrectly, that's why it came out wrong.)

5. Vosotros ... mal, así que el total estaba equivocado.

Vosotros hubisteis restado mal, así que el total estaba equivocado.

(You had subtracted incorrectly, so the total was wrong.)

6. Nosotros ... todos los gastos antes de hacer el balance.

Nosotros hubimos restado todos los gastos antes de hacer el balance.

(We had subtracted all the expenses before making the balance.)