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Tocar (to play) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Tocar (to play) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Tocar - Conjugation of to play 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: Tocar (to play) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Describir pasatiempos (Describing hobbies)

Conjugation of to play in Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese tocado I would have played
  • tú hubieras/hubieses tocado you would have played
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese tocado he/she would have played
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos tocado we would have played
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis tocado you would have played
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen tocado they would have played

Example phrases

  • Yo hubiera/hubiese tocado el piano si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have played the piano if I had had time.
  • Tú hubieras/hubieses tocado la guitarra en la fiesta si supieras tocar. You would have played the guitar at the party if you knew how to play.
  • Él hubiera/hubiese tocado la puerta, pero estaba cerrada. He would have played the door, but it was closed.
  • Nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos tocado las canciones pero no trajimos los instrumentos. We would have played the songs but we didn't bring the instruments.
  • Vosotros hubierais/hubieseis tocado el violín, pero estaba desafinado. You would have played the violin, but it was out of tune.
  • Ellos hubieran/hubiesen tocado las campanas en la iglesia si el sacerdote les lo permitiera. They would have played the bells in the church if the priest allowed them.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - tocar (to play)

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

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Tocar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Él ... la puerta, pero estaba cerrada.

Él hubiera/hubiese tocado la puerta, pero estaba cerrada.
(He would have played the door, but it was closed.)

2. Nosotros ... las canciones pero no trajimos los instrumentos.

Nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos tocado las canciones pero no trajimos los instrumentos.
(We would have played the songs but we didn't bring the instruments.)

3. Tú ... la guitarra en la fiesta si supieras tocar.

Tú hubieras/hubieses tocado la guitarra en la fiesta si supieras tocar.
(You would have played the guitar at the party if you knew how to play.)

4. Ellos ... las campanas en la iglesia si el sacerdote les lo permitiera.

Ellos hubieran/hubiesen tocado las campanas en la iglesia si el sacerdote les lo permitiera.
(They would have played the bells in the church if the priest allowed them.)

5. Yo ... el piano si hubiera tenido tiempo.

Yo hubiera/hubiese tocado el piano si hubiera tenido tiempo.
(I would have played the piano if I had had time.)

6. Vosotros ... el violín, pero estaba desafinado.

Vosotros hubierais/hubieseis tocado el violín, pero estaba desafinado.
(You would have played the violin, but it was out of tune.)