le hubiera gustado

would have liked

→ le

phrase Uncommon #21,334

would have liked Used to express something someone wanted in the past, often in a hypothetical or unfulfilled situation. It commonly appears in contexts where the subject is indirect object 'le' plus the pluperfect subjunctive form.

SP: A Tom le hubiera gustado quedarse a cenar, pero tenía que volver al trabajo.

EN: Tom would have liked to stay for dinner, but he had to go back to work.

Le hubiera gustado que fueran sus amigos.

He would have liked them to be his friends.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

A él le hubiera gustado que se lo diéramos a usted.

He would have liked us to give it to you.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Pensé en mi ex novio, Dave, si a él le hubiera gustado ese viaje.

I thought about my ex-boyfriend, Dave, and whether he would have liked that trip.

— París, je t'aime (2006)

A Tom le hubiera gustado quedarse a cenar pero tenía que volver al trabajo.

Tom would have liked to stay for dinner but he had to get back to work.

Creo que le hubiera gustado mucho.

I think he would have liked it a lot.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

A ella le hubiera gustado.

She would have liked it.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)