The conditional perfect presents an imagined past result.
The idea
Combine conditional haber (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) with a past participle. Regular participles end in -ado or -ido; some are irregular, such as hecho.
Examples
- Yo habría llamado antes, pero no tenía tu número.I would have called earlier, but I didn’t have your number.
- Marta habría venido con más tiempo.Marta would have come if she had had more time.
- Nosotros habríamos elegido el tren, pero estaba completo.We would have chosen the train, but it was full.
- ¿Habrías abierto la ventana durante la tormenta?Would you have opened the window during the storm?
- Ellas habrían escrito una carta si hubieran sabido la dirección.They would have written a letter if they had known the address.
- El equipo habría resuelto el problema sin aquella interrupción.The team would have solved the problem without that interruption.
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Watch out
Do not change the participle to agree with the subject: habrían llegado stays unchanged.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Yo ___ la cena con más tiempo. (preparar)
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habría preparado
Habría preparado matches the singular speaker and uses the regular participle.
Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Nosotros ___ la exposición, pero cerró temprano. (ver)
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habríamos visto
Habríamos visto uses the irregular participle of ver.
Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Ellas ___ antes sin la lluvia. (salir)
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habrían salido
Habrían salido agrees with the plural subject through the auxiliary.
Practice round
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Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Yo ___ la cena con más tiempo. (preparar)
Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Nosotros ___ la exposición, pero cerró temprano. (ver)
Complete the sentence with the conditional perfect: Ellas ___ antes sin la lluvia. (salir)
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