Practice The Conditional Perfect Tense
Remarkably, the conjugation of the conditional perfect is distinct as it is employed not to convey any actual action or event but to express a hypothetical or unreal scenario that could have taken place in the past had certain conditions been fulfilled. It imparts the idea of "would have done" or "would have happened" and is commonly applied in constructing "if... then" statements.
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Yo habría comido algo si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have eaten something if I had had the time.
Yo no habría comido en el McDonald's.
I wouldn't have eaten at McDonald's.
Yo habría comido un poco de tarta, pero preferí continuar haciendo mi dieta saludable.
I would have eaten some cake, but I preferred to continue my healthy diet.
Tú habrías comido pescado, pero tu amigo pidió carne y tu decidiste cambiar tu elección.
You would have eaten fish, but your friend asked for meat and you decided to change your choice.
Tú habrías comido un poco, pero te convencieron para comer toda la empanada.
You would have eaten some, but you were persuaded to eat the whole pie.
Tú no habrías comido nada, pero tu madre se ocupó de alimentarte bien cada día.
You wouldn't have eaten anything, but your mother took care to feed you well every day.
Vos habrías comido carne, pero te convencieron para continuar con la dieta vegetariana.
You would have eaten meat, but you were convinced to stick to a vegetarian diet.
Vos no habrías comido si yo no hago la compra.
You wouldn't have eaten if I didn't make the purchase.
Vos habrías comido espaguetis, pero yo te convencí para comer ensalada.
You would have eaten spaghetti, but I convinced you to eat salad.
Usted habría comido un bocadillo, pero no pudo prepararlo porque no había pan.
You would have eaten a sandwich, but you couldn't prepare it because there was no bread.
Usted habría comido arroz con tomate dos días seguidos.
You would have eaten tomato rice two days in a row.
Usted habría comido muy tarde si no llegamos a coger el tren a tiempo.
You would have eaten very late if we didn't make the train on time.
Él no habría comido contigo si no fuera porque necesitaba verte un día más.
He wouldn't have eaten with you if it wasn't because he needed to see you one more day.
Él habría comido contigo pero no llegó a tiempo.
He would have eaten with you but didn't make it in time.
Él habría comido con su compañero de trabajo en su restaurante preferido.
He would have eaten with his co-worker at his favourite restaurant.
Nosotros habríamos comido en el mismo restaurante, pero no había mesa disponible.
We would have eaten in the same restaurant, but there was no table available.
Nosotros no habríamos comido aceitunas si tu no las hubieras pedido.
We wouldn't have eaten olives if you hadn't asked for them.
Nosotros habríamos comido entrecot con verduras, pero el camarero nos recomendó merluza con patatas.
We would have had entrecote with vegetables, but the waiter recommended hake with potatoes.
Vosotros habríais comido algo caliente, pero como no teníais tiempo preferisteis comer un bocadillo.
You would have eaten something hot, but as you didn't have time, you preferred to eat a sandwich.
Vosotros habríais comido filete de ternera en lugar de pollo.
You would have eaten beef steak instead of chicken.
Vosotros habríais comido en la ciudad, pero vuestros hijos querían organizar un picnic en el campo.
You would have eaten in the city, but your children wanted to organise a picnic in the countryside.
Ustedes habrían comido con su hijo si él no se hubiera marchado de viaje.
You would have eaten with your son if he had not gone on a trip.
Ustedes habrían comido cualquier cosa, pero sus hijos eran muy exigentes.
You would have eaten anything, but your children were very demanding.
Ustedes no habrían comido de tapas.
You would not have eaten tapas.
Ellos habrían comido al aire libre, pero hacía demasiado calor.
They would have eaten outside, but it was too hot.
Ellos habrían comido un "pincho de tortilla", pero sus amigos prefirieron un plato combinado.
They would have eaten a "pincho de tortilla", but their friends preferred a combo plate.
Ellos habrían comido menos cantidad, pero los macarrones estaban tan ricos que quisieron repetir.
They would have eaten less, but the macaroni was so good that they wanted to repeat.