Confusing 'Habrían' and 'Habían'

In this form, 'habrían' is always paired with a past participle (a word ending in -ado or -ido) to express a complete action.

Role as an Auxiliary

This tense is used to talk about things that were desired, possible, or planned in the past but did not actually happen ('They would have gone, but...').

Conditional Perfect Tense

'Habrían' often appears in the 'then' part of a past hypothetical sentence, following an 'if' clause that uses the imperfect subjunctive ('Si hubieran... habrían...').

The 'If-Then' Structure

'Habrían' always refers to a plural subject: 'ellos' (they), 'ellas' (they, feminine), or 'ustedes' (you, plural/formal).

Identifying the Subject

Extremely common as it is a core part of the conditional perfect tense.

Learn the meaning and correct usage of the Spanish verb form 'habrían' (they would have), the third-person plural of the conditional perfect tense of 'haber'. Includes examples and conjugation.

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Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

future

imperfect

conditional

preterite

imperative

negative

affirmative

subjunctive

present

imperfect

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