Tener (to have) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Tener (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Tener - Conjugation of to have 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: Tener (to have) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu edad (Saying your age)

Conjugation of to have in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

En cuanto hube tenido la noticia, corrí a decírsela. As soon as I had received the news, I ran to tell it to him.
Justo cuando hubiste tenido tiempo para verlo, la exposición cerró. Just when you had had time to see it, the exhibition closed.
Tan pronto como él hubo tenido la oportunidad, se marchó de la ciudad. As soon as he had had the opportunity, he left the city.
Apenas hubimos tenido la confirmación, preparamos todo para la celebración. As soon as we had received the confirmation, we prepared everything for the celebration.
Vosotros hubisteis tenido la respuesta en vuestras manos, pero la dejasteis escapar. You had had the answer in your hands, but you let it slip away.
Ellos hubieron tenido éxito en su misión antes de que las dificultades empezaran. They had succeeded in their mission before the difficulties began.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - tener (to have)

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

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Tener (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... la respuesta en vuestras manos, pero la dejasteis escapar.

Vosotros hubisteis tenido la respuesta en vuestras manos, pero la dejasteis escapar.

(You had had the answer in your hands, but you let it slip away.)

2. Apenas ... la confirmación, preparamos todo para la celebración.

Apenas hubimos tenido la confirmación, preparamos todo para la celebración.

(As soon as we had received the confirmation, we prepared everything for the celebration.)

3. Tan pronto como él ... la oportunidad, se marchó de la ciudad.

Tan pronto como él hubo tenido la oportunidad, se marchó de la ciudad.

(As soon as he had had the opportunity, he left the city.)

4. Justo cuando ... tiempo para verlo, la exposición cerró.

Justo cuando hubiste tenido tiempo para verlo, la exposición cerró.

(Just when you had had time to see it, the exhibition closed.)

5. Ellos ... éxito en su misión antes de que las dificultades empezaran.

Ellos hubieron tenido éxito en su misión antes de que las dificultades empezaran.

(They had succeeded in their mission before the difficulties began.)

6. En cuanto ... la noticia, corrí a decírsela.

En cuanto hube tenido la noticia, corrí a decírsela.

(As soon as I had received the news, I ran to tell it to him.)