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Venir (to come) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Venir (to come) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Venir - Conjugation of to come 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: Venir (to come) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Mezclando los pasados (Mixing up the past)

Conjugation of to come in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube venido I had come
  • tú hubiste venido you had come
  • él/ella hubo venido He had come
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos venido we had come
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis venido you had come
  • ellos/ellas hubieron venido they had come

Example phrases

  • Yo hube venido a la montaña cuando descubrí la cascada. I had come to the mountain when I discovered the waterfall.
  • Tú hubiste venido a la granja antes de que alimentaras al pollo. You had come to the farm before you fed the chicken.
  • Él hubo venido al valle para plantar un roble. He had come to the valley to plant an oak.
  • Nosotros hubimos venido al campo antes de que se registrara el problema. We had come to the countryside before the problem was recorded.
  • Vosotros hubisteis venido al río antes de mirar un plano. You had come to the river before looking at a map.
  • Ellos hubieron venido a la playa cuando encontraron la llave. They had come to the beach when they found the key.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - venir (to come)

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

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Venir (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Yo ... a la montaña cuando descubrí la cascada.

Yo hube venido a la montaña cuando descubrí la cascada.
(I had come to the mountain when I discovered the waterfall.)

2. Vosotros ... al río antes de mirar un plano.

Vosotros hubisteis venido al río antes de mirar un plano.
(You had come to the river before looking at a map.)

3. Tú ... a la granja antes de que alimentaras al pollo.

Tú hubiste venido a la granja antes de que alimentaras al pollo.
(You had come to the farm before you fed the chicken.)

4. Él ... al valle para plantar un roble.

Él hubo venido al valle para plantar un roble.
(He had come to the valley to plant an oak.)

5. Nosotros ... al campo antes de que se registrara el problema.

Nosotros hubimos venido al campo antes de que se registrara el problema.
(We had come to the countryside before the problem was recorded.)

6. Ellos ... a la playa cuando encontraron la llave.

Ellos hubieron venido a la playa cuando encontraron la llave.
(They had come to the beach when they found the key.)