【英文版西语语法】Conditional perfect forms and uses

 Conditional Perfect Forms

 

The conditional perfect is a combination of the past participle and the conditional of the verb 

haber

 

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Conditional Perfect Formula

 

haber in the conditional + past participle

Haber in the Conditional

 

Subject Haber in the Conditional

yo

habría

 

tú

habrías

 

él, ella, usted

habría

 

nosotros

habríamos

 

vosotros

habríais

 

ellos, ellas, ustedes

habrían

 

Conditional Perfect Uses

 

In the examples below, the conditional perfect is used to talk about actions that would have happened had something else not gotten in the way.

 

Yo habría comprado los regalos pero no tenía tiempo.

I would have bought the gifts, but I didn't have time.

 

Él habría leído el libro, pero el teléfono soñó.

He would have finished the book, but the telephone rang.

 

Nosotros habríamos cenado en ese restaurante si hubiera sabido lo bueno que era.

We would have eaten at that restaurant if I had known how good it was.

 

In the examples below, the conditional perfect is used to talk about an action that probably happened or was true.

 

Habría comido antes de salir.

He had probably already eaten before leaving.

 

Habrían sido las ocho cuando llegamos.

It must have been eight o’clock when we arrived.

 

There are four other perfect tenses in the indicative: the present perfect, the past perfect, the preterite perfect, and the future perfect.