Preterite of Haber
In case you don't know it, here is how to form haber in the preterite.
Subject Haber Conjugation
yo
hube
tú
hubiste
usted, él, ella
hubo
nosotros
hubimos
vosotros
hubisteis
ustedes, ellos, ellas
hubieron
Examples of the Preterite Perfect
En cuanto hube visto a mi primo, salió.
As soon as I had seen my cousin, he left.
Cuando hubiste llegado a la fiesta, cantamos la canción.
As soon as you had arrived at the party, we sang the song.
Tan pronto Ud. hubo leído el libro, entendió mi misión.
As soon as you had read the book, you understood my mission.
Él hubo sacado su gorro cuando entró en mi casa.
He had taken off his hat when he entered my house.
Cuando hubo salido, empecé a llorar.
When she had left, I began to cry.
Después de que hubimos comido, sirvió el postre.
After we had eaten, he served dessert.
Apenas hubisteis terminado cuando sonó el timbre.
You had just finished when the bell rang.
Tan pronto nos hubieron llamado, salimos de la oficina.
As soon as you had called us, we left the office.
¿La tienda? La hubieron cerrado cuando llegamos.
The store? They had closed it when we arrived.
Cuando hubieron terminado de bailar, todos aplaudieron.
When they had finished dancing, everyone applauded.
Notice that the haber and the past participle are never separated in this tense. If object pronouns are present, they go immediately before haber.
