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Conditional perfect (condicional perfecto)
For something that would have happened under certain conditions but did not occur.
Usage
For something that would have happened under certain conditions but did not occur.
Rules
51Formation
habría in the conditional plus the past participle of the main verb.
- Yo habría comido más. — I would have eaten more.habría + participle
- Ellos habrían venido. — They would have come.
2With si-clause
Often with si plus pluperfect subjunctive: what would have happened under a condition.
- Si hubiera estudiado, habría aprobado. — If I had studied, I would have passed.unreal past
- Habríamos ido si fuera posible. — We would have gone if it had been possible.
3Done differently
Expresses what one would have done but did not do.
- Yo habría dicho la verdad. — I would have told the truth.
- Ella habría hecho lo mismo. — She would have done the same.
4Participle stays fixed
The participle never changes; only habría is conjugated.
- Tú habrías tenido suerte. — You would have been lucky.
- Vosotros habríais podido ayudar. — You all could have helped.
5Guess about the past
Can express a guess about something in the past.
- Ya habrían comido cuando llegué. — They had probably already eaten when I arrived.probability
Examples
- Habría sido más fácil con tu ayuda. — It would have been easier with your help.
- Nosotros habríamos dormido mejor allí. — We would have slept better there.
- ¿Tú qué habrías hecho? — What would you have done?
- Yo no habría querido ir. — I would not have wanted to go.
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