
Learn how to conjugate the Conditional Perfect Progressive in Spanish. Study the Spanish conjugations and the Spanish grammar rules.
What is Conditional Perfect Progressive tense?
The Perfect Continuous Conditional can be referred to the unfulfilled result of the action in the if-clause and expresses this result as an unfinished or continuous action.
Conditional Perfect Progressive in Spanish
The Perfect Continuous Conditional Tense of any verb is composed of four elements:
Would  + Have  + Been + Present Participle
The Present Participle is formed by taking the base form of the verb and adding the “-ing” ending.
Verbs that End in -ar
Subject-ar Endings
Yo (I) -habrĂa estado +…ando
Tú (You)(Informal) -habrĂas estado + … ando
Usted (You)(Formal) -habrĂa estado + … ando
Él/Ella(He/She) -habrĂa estado + … ando
Nosotros(as)(We) -habrĂamos estado + … ando
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habrĂais estado + … ando
Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrĂan estado + … ando
Ellos(as)(They) -habrĂan estado + … ando
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Subject –hablar– English translation
Yo (I) –HabrĂa estado hablando –I would have been speaking
Tú (You)(Informal) –HabrĂas estado hablando –You would have been speaking
Usted (You)(Formal) –HabrĂa estado hablando –You would have been speaking
Él/Ella(He/She) –HabrĂa estado hablando –He/She would have been speaking
Nosotros(as)(We) –HabrĂamos estado hablando –We would have been speaking
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –HabrĂais estado hablando –You would have been speaking
Ustedes(You)(Formal) –HabrĂan estado hablando –You would have been speaking
Ellos(as)(They) –HabrĂan estado hablando –They would have been speaking
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Verbs that End in -er
Subject -er Endings
Yo (I) -habrĂa estado +…iendo
Tú (You)(Informal) -habrĂas estado + … iendo
Usted (You)(Formal) -habrĂa estado + … iendo
Él/Ella(He/She) -habrĂa estado + … iendo
Nosotros(as)(We) -habrĂamos estado + … iendo
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habrĂais estado + … iendo
Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrĂan estado + … iendo
Ellos(as)(They) -habrĂan estado + … iendo
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Subject –comer– English translation
Yo (I ) –HabrĂa estado comiendo –I would have been eating
Tú (You)(Informal) –HabrĂas estado comiendo –You would have been eating
Usted (You)(Formal) –HabrĂa estado comiendo–You would have been eating
Él /Ella(He/She) –HabrĂa estado comiendo–He/She would have been eating
Nosotros(as)(We) –HabrĂamos estado comiendo–We would have been eating
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –HabrĂais estado comiendo–You would have been eating
Ustedes(You)(Formal)–HabrĂan estado comiendo–You would have been eating
Ellos(as)(They)–HabrĂan estado comiendo–They would have been eating
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Verbs that End in -ir
Subject-ir Endings
Yo (I) -habrĂa estado +…iendo
Tú (You)(Informal) -habrĂas estado + … iendo
Usted (You)(Formal) -habrĂa estado + … iendo
Él/Ella(He/She) -habrĂa estado + … iendo
Nosotros(as)(We) -habrĂamos estado + … iendo
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habrĂais estado + … iendo
Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrĂan estado + … iendo
Ellos(as)(They) -habrĂan estado + … iendo
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Subject –vivir– English translation
Yo (I) –HabrĂa estado viviendo– I would have been living
Tú (You)(Informal) –HabrĂas estado viviendo– You would have been living
Usted (You)(Formal) –HabrĂa estado viviendo– You would have been living
Él/Ella(He/She) –HabrĂa estado viviendo– He/She would have been living
Nosotros(as)(We) –HabrĂamos estado viviendo– We would have been living
Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –HabrĂais estado viviendo– You would have been living
Ustedes(You)(Formal) –HabrĂan estado viviendo– You would have been living
Ellos(as)(They) –HabrĂan estado viviendo– They would have been living
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Examples
HabrĂa estado trabajando aquà – She would have been working here
HabrĂa estado jugando al baloncesto. – I would have been playing basketball.Â
HabrĂa  estado bebiendo con mis amigos en el bar esa noche – I’d have been drinking with my friends in the bar that night.
No habrĂa estado escalando ese acantilado – I wouldn’t have been climbing that cliff.
Ella no habrĂa estado usando un cinturĂłn de seguridad si su padre no se lo hubiera pedido.- She wouldn’t have been wearing a seat-belt if her father hadn’t told her to.
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