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Usar (to use) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Usar - Conjugation of to use 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: Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Servicios cotidianos (Everyday services)

Conjugation of to use in Pretérito anterior

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

Example phrases

  • Yo hube usado la aspiradora antes de que llegaras. I had used the vacuum cleaner before you arrived.
  • Tú hubiste usado el cuchillo para cortar las verduras. You had used the knife to cut the vegetables.
  • Él hubo usado las gafas para leer el libro. He had used the glasses to read the book.
  • Nosotros hubimos usado el ordenador para estudiar. We had used the computer to study.
  • Vosotros hubisteis usado la sartén para cocinar. You had used the frying pan to cook.
  • Ellos hubieron usado la jarra para servir agua. They had used the jug to serve water.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - usar (to use)

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

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Usar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... la aspiradora antes de que llegaras.

Yo hube usado la aspiradora antes de que llegaras.
(I had used the vacuum cleaner before you arrived.)

2. Tú ... el cuchillo para cortar las verduras.

Tú hubiste usado el cuchillo para cortar las verduras.
(You had used the knife to cut the vegetables.)

3. Nosotros ... el ordenador para estudiar.

Nosotros hubimos usado el ordenador para estudiar.
(We had used the computer to study.)

4. Ellos ... la jarra para servir agua.

Ellos hubieron usado la jarra para servir agua.
(They had used the jug to serve water.)

5. Vosotros ... la sartén para cocinar.

Vosotros hubisteis usado la sartén para cocinar.
(You had used the frying pan to cook.)

6. Él ... las gafas para leer el libro.

Él hubo usado las gafas para leer el libro.
(He had used the glasses to read the book.)