Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) Conjugation Chart

Pretérito anterior

Uses of the Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) in Spanish

  • Used to express an action which happened in the past before another action in the past.
    Example: When I arrived, he had already left.
  • Note: Same as the Past Perfect, but used in formal writing.

Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) –AR, –ER, & –IR Verbs

yo hube [PARTICIPIO]
tú hubiste [PARTICIPIO]
él / Ud. hubo [PARTICIPIO]
nosotros hubimos [PARTICIPIO]
vosotros hubisteis [PARTICIPIO]
ellos / Uds. hubieron [PARTICIPIO]

*Formed by using the Preterite Tense of haber