Conditional Perfect Progressive in Spanish

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?

ar, er, ir

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) -habría estado +…ando

Tú (You)(Informal) -habrías estado + … ando

Usted (You)(Formal) -habría estado + … ando

Él/Ella(He/She) -habría estado + … ando

Nosotros(as)(We) -habríamos estado + … ando

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habríais estado + … ando

Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrían estado + … ando

Ellos(as)(They) -habrían estado + … ando

Subject –hablar– English translation

Yo (I) –Habría estado hablando –I would have been speaking

Tú (You)(Informal) –Habrías estado hablando –You would have been speaking

Usted (You)(Formal) –Habría estado hablando –You would have been speaking

Él/Ella(He/She) –Habría estado hablando –He/She would have been speaking

Nosotros(as)(We) –Habríamos estado hablando –We would have been speaking

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –Habríais estado hablando –You would have been speaking

Ustedes(You)(Formal) –Habrían estado hablando –You would have been speaking

Ellos(as)(They) –Habrían estado hablando –They would have been speaking

Verbs that End in -er

Subject -er Endings

Yo (I) -habría estado +…iendo

Tú (You)(Informal) -habrías estado + … iendo

Usted (You)(Formal) -habría estado + … iendo

Él/Ella(He/She) -habría estado + … iendo

Nosotros(as)(We) -habríamos estado + … iendo

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habríais estado + … iendo

Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrían estado + … iendo

Ellos(as)(They) -habrían estado + … iendo

Subject –comer– English translation

Yo (I ) –Habría estado comiendo –I would have been eating

Tú (You)(Informal) –Habrías estado comiendo –You would have been eating

Usted (You)(Formal) –Habría estado comiendo–You would have been eating

Él /Ella(He/She) –Habría estado comiendo–He/She would have been eating

Nosotros(as)(We) –Habríamos estado comiendo–We would have been eating

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –Habríais estado comiendo–You would have been eating

Ustedes(You)(Formal)–Habrían estado comiendo–You would have been eating

Ellos(as)(They)–Habrían estado comiendo–They would have been eating

Verbs that End in -ir

Subject-ir Endings

Yo (I) -habría estado +…iendo

Tú (You)(Informal) -habrías estado + … iendo

Usted (You)(Formal) -habría estado + … iendo

Él/Ella(He/She) -habría estado + … iendo

Nosotros(as)(We) -habríamos estado + … iendo

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) -habríais estado + … iendo

Ustedes(You)(Formal) -habrían estado + … iendo

Ellos(as)(They) -habrían estado + … iendo

Subject –vivir– English translation

Yo (I) –Habría estado viviendo– I would have been living

Tú (You)(Informal) –Habrías estado viviendo– You would have been living

Usted (You)(Formal) –Habría estado viviendo– You would have been living

Él/Ella(He/She) –Habría estado viviendo– He/She would have been living

Nosotros(as)(We) –Habríamos estado viviendo– We would have been living

Vosotros(as)(You)(Informal) –Habríais estado viviendo– You would have been living

Ustedes(You)(Formal) –Habrían estado viviendo– You would have been living

Ellos(as)(They) –Habrían estado viviendo– They would have been living

Examples

Habría estado trabajando aquí – She would have been working here

Habría estado jugando al baloncesto. – I would have been playing basketball.

Habría estado bebiendo con mis amigos en el bar esa noche – I’d have been drinking with my friends in the bar that night.
No habría estado escalando ese acantilado – I wouldn’t have been climbing that cliff.

Ella no habría estado usando un cinturón 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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