conditional perfect

You use the conditional perfect to express what would or should have happened at some point in the past.


Y tú, ¿qué habrías dicho en esa situación?

And you, what would you have done in that situation?



Yo le habría dado un buen consejo.

I would have given him(her) good advice.

You form the conditional perfect using the conditional of haber + the past participle of the verb.

habría trabajado
habríamos trabajado
habrías trabajado
habríais trabajado
habría trabajado
habrían trabajado




The conditional is used with si clauses to say what might have been if things had been different. In these sentences you use the past perfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.


Si hubiera sabido que estabas interesada, te habría invitado a la reunión.

If I had known you were interested, I would have invited you to the meeting.


Si no hubieran venido a este país, no los habrías conocido.

If they hadn’t come to this country, you would not have met them.