Ser (to be) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Ser (to be) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Ser - Conjugation of to be 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: Ser (to be) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas. (Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells)

Conjugation of to be in Pretérito anterior

yo hube sido I had been
tú hubiste sido You had been
él/ella hubo sido he had been
nosotros/nosotras hubimos sido we had been
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis sido You had been
ellos/ellas hubieron sido They had been

Example phrases

En cuanto hube sido informado, tomé una decisión. As soon as I had been informed, I made a decision.
Tan pronto como hubiste sido elegido, todos te felicitaron. As soon as you had been elected, everyone congratulated you.
Apenas hubo sido proclamada la noticia, se desató la alegría. No sooner had the news been proclaimed, joy broke out.
Justo después de que hubimos sido aceptados en la universidad, celebramos. Just after we had been accepted into the university, we celebrated.
En cuanto hubisteis sido nombrados campeones, los vítores llenaron el aire. As soon as you had been named champions, the cheers filled the air.
Luego de que hubieron sido anunciados los resultados, empezaron a planear el futuro. After the results had been announced, they began to plan for the future.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - ser (to be)

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

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Ser (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Justo después de que ... aceptados en la universidad, celebramos.

Justo después de que hubimos sido aceptados en la universidad, celebramos.

(Just after we had been accepted into the university, we celebrated.)

2. En cuanto ... nombrados campeones, los vítores llenaron el aire.

En cuanto hubisteis sido nombrados campeones, los vítores llenaron el aire.

(As soon as you had been named champions, the cheers filled the air.)

3. Apenas ... proclamada la noticia, se desató la alegría.

Apenas hubo sido proclamada la noticia, se desató la alegría.

(No sooner had the news been proclaimed, joy broke out.)

4. En cuanto ... informado, tomé una decisión.

En cuanto hube sido informado, tomé una decisión.

(As soon as I had been informed, I made a decision.)

5. Tan pronto como ... elegido, todos te felicitaron.

Tan pronto como hubiste sido elegido, todos te felicitaron.

(As soon as you had been elected, everyone congratulated you.)

6. Luego de que ... anunciados los resultados, empezaron a planear el futuro.

Luego de que hubieron sido anunciados los resultados, empezaron a planear el futuro.

(After the results had been announced, they began to plan for the future.)