le hubiera gustado

would have liked

→ le

phrase Uncommon #21,179

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.

Creo que le hubiera gustado mucho.

I think he would have liked it a lot.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

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.

A ella le hubiera gustado.

She would have liked it.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

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)