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Saber (to know) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Saber (to know) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Saber - Conjugation of to know 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: Saber (to know) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Alquila tu transporte (Rent your transportation)

Conjugation of to know in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

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

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese sabido que tenías un viaje, te habría ayudado a hacer una reserva. If I had known that you had a trip, I would have helped you make a reservation.
  • Si tú hubieras/hubieses sabido dónde está el aeropuerto, no habríamos buscado tanto. If you had known where the airport is, we would not have searched so much.
  • Si él hubiera/hubiese sabido las instrucciones de la azafata, no habría tenido problemas con el cinturón de seguridad. If he had known the instructions from the flight attendant, he would not have had problems with the seatbelt.
  • Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos sabido que la agencia de viajes cerraba temprano, habríamos confirmado la reserva antes. If we had known that the travel agency closed early, we would have confirmed the reservation earlier.
  • Si hubierais/hubieseis sabido que no había habitaciones dobles disponibles, habríais hecho la reserva con más antelación. You would have made the booking earlier if you had known that there were no double rooms available.
  • Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen sabido que el vuelo se retrasaría, no habrían facturado su equipaje tan temprano. If they had known that the flight would be delayed, they would not have checked in their luggage so early.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - saber (to know)

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

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Saber (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellos ... que el vuelo se retrasaría, no habrían facturado su equipaje tan temprano.

Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen sabido que el vuelo se retrasaría, no habrían facturado su equipaje tan temprano.
(If they had known that the flight would be delayed, they would not have checked in their luggage so early.)

2. Si ... que la agencia de viajes cerraba temprano, habríamos confirmado la reserva antes.

Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos sabido que la agencia de viajes cerraba temprano, habríamos confirmado la reserva antes.
(If we had known that the travel agency closed early, we would have confirmed the reservation earlier.)

3. Si ... que no había habitaciones dobles disponibles, habríais hecho la reserva con más antelación.

Si hubierais/hubieseis sabido que no había habitaciones dobles disponibles, habríais hecho la reserva con más antelación.
(You would have made the booking earlier if you had known that there were no double rooms available.)

4. Si tú ... dónde está el aeropuerto, no habríamos buscado tanto.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses sabido dónde está el aeropuerto, no habríamos buscado tanto.
(If you had known where the airport is, we would not have searched so much.)

5. Si él ... las instrucciones de la azafata, no habría tenido problemas con el cinturón de seguridad.

Si él hubiera/hubiese sabido las instrucciones de la azafata, no habría tenido problemas con el cinturón de seguridad.
(If he had known the instructions from the flight attendant, he would not have had problems with the seatbelt.)

6. Si ... que tenías un viaje, te habría ayudado a hacer una reserva.

Si hubiera/hubiese sabido que tenías un viaje, te habría ayudado a hacer una reserva.
(If I had known that you had a trip, I would have helped you make a reservation.)