Habías (en. You had)

/aˈβjas/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

A verbal form used to indicate an action completed in the past, prior to another action also in the past.

When I arrived, you had already left.

Cuando llegué, ya habías salido.

Used to talk about an action that had been completed before a certain moment in the past.

You had studied before the exam.

Tú habías estudiado antes del examen.

Indicates an action that occurred before another in the context of past narratives.

When he arrived, you had already finished the homework.

Cuando él llegó, tú ya habías terminado la tarea.

From the verb haber, from Latin 'habere'.

What had you said?

Questions about something that was already mentioned in the past.

¿Qué habías dicho?

You would have done better...

Opinions about a hypothetical decision in the past.

Habrías hecho mejor...

to have

Auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.

haber

you had

Verbal form that indicates possession in the past.

tenías

Colloquial usage to refer to something that had been done previously.

I don't remember if you had bought dinner.

No recuerdo si tú habías comprado la cena.

In some regions, it is used in an informal context to ask if someone had something in the past.

Had you had missed calls?

¿Habías tenido llamadas perdidas?