Habíais (en. You had)

/aˈβi.ais/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Form of the verb haber, used as an auxiliary in forming compound tenses.

If you had arrived on time, you would not have missed the train.

Si hubierais llegado a tiempo, no habríais perdido el tren.

Used in the imperfect past to refer to actions that were habitual in the past.

When we were children, you had always come to our house on Sundays.

Cuando éramos niños, siempre habíais venido a nuestra casa los domingos.

Indicates that something existed in the past, in a context of plurality.

You had studied a lot before the exam.

Habíais estudiado mucho antes del examen.

From Latin 'habebatis', form of the verb 'habere'.

you had arrived

It means that you (plural) had arrived.

habíais llegado

you had said

It refers to something that you (plural) had expressed.

habíais dicho

you had thought

It indicates that you (plural) had considered something.

habíais pensado

haber

Verb that indicates existence or realization of an action.

haber

había

Third person singular of the imperfect past of the verb haber.

había

habéis

Second person plural of the perfect past of the verb haber.

habéis

Colloquial usage to refer to a shared past.

When we were young, you had done crazy things.

Cuando éramos jóvenes, habíais hecho locuras.