Transcript The conditional perfect

• The conditional perfect tense (el condicional perfecto) is
formed with the conditional of haber and a past participle.
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• The conditional perfect tense is used to express what
would have occurred but did not.
Juan habría ido al museo, pero ya
tenía otros planes.
Otros actores habrían representado
mejor esta obra.
Juan would have gone to the museum,
but he had other plans.
Other actors would have performed this
play better.
Seguramente, habrías ganado
la apuesta.
Creo que Andrés habría sido un
gran pintor.
You probably would have won the bet.
I think Andrés would have been a
great painter.
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• The conditional perfect may also express probability or
conjecture about the past.
¿Habrían apreciado los críticos
su gran creatividad?
Los habría sorprendido con
su talento.
I wonder if the critics had
She must have surprised them
appreciated her great creativity.
with her talent.
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