Mixing Subjunctive and Indicative

This word, *hubieses*, is the auxiliary part of a compound tense, meaning it always needs a second verb (the past participle, ending in -ado or -ido) to have a complete meaning, like *hubieses visto* (you had seen).

A Compound Tense

Use *hubieses* most often after the word *si* (if) to talk about a condition that didn't happen in the past and its result. Example: *Si hubieses comido* (If you had eaten...).

The 'If... Then...' Past

Remember that *hubieses* and *hubieras* are two ways to say the exact same thing in Spanish. Choose the one that sounds better to you; they are both correct.

Interchangeable Forms

Commonly used in complex sentences, conditional statements, and formal writing to express hypothetical past actions.

Learn the meaning and function of the Spanish verb form 'hubieses' (you had), the tú-form of the Imperfect Subjunctive of 'haber'. Includes examples for hypothetical past conditions.

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Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

imperative

affirmative

negative

subjunctive

imperfect

present

indicative

conditional

preterite

imperfect

present

future

Practice Conjugations