se hubiera

had …

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phrase Uncommon #17,797

had … Used with a past participle to form the pluperfect subjunctive. “Se” is a reflexive or pronominal marker; the verb determines the full meaning.

SP: Ojalá se hubiera quedado.

EN: I wish she had stayed.

Yo sé que te sientes como si tu vida se hubiera acabado hoy.

I know you feel like your life has ended today.

— Queen (2014)

Como si Betty se hubiera escondido las últimas semanas.

As if Betty had been hiding for the past few weeks.

— It (Eso) (2017)

¿Crees que Cachemira se hubiera convertido en el infierno que es?

Do you think Kashmir would have become the hell it is?

— हैदर (2014)

Tu abuelo se hubiera vuelto loco con ella.

Your grandfather would have been crazy about her.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

Si se hubiera entregado, ya estarían muertos los dos.

If he had surrendered, they would both be dead by now.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Desde ayer, mi computador actúa como si se hubiera vuelto loco.

Since yesterday, my computer has been acting as if it has gone crazy.

Pareces un gato que se hubiera comido un pollo.

You look like a cat that ate a chicken.

Era como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido.

It was as if time had stopped.

Que se hubiera de llegar a esto.

That it had to come to this.

— Hamnet (2025)

Tom no podía descartar del todo la posibilidad de que Mary se hubiera suicidado.

Tom couldn't entirely rule out the possibility that Mary had committed suicide.

Y luego alguien se hubiera ocupado de Zachetti.

And then someone would have taken care of Zachetti.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Era como si se hubiera detenido el tiempo.

It was as if time had stopped.

¿Y si mi Shiv se hubiera herido?

What if my Shiv had gotten hurt?

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Tom quizá se hubiera comido el estofado si hubiera estado menos salado.

Tom might have eaten the stew if it had been less salty.

Si se hubiera esforzado un poco más, hubiera tenido éxito.

If he had tried a little harder, he would have succeeded.

Y tiene una mano como si se hubiera peleado con una pared.

And his hand looks like he'd been fighting with a wall.

— Río Místico (2003)

Estaba sorprendido de que ella se hubiera tomado todo el vino.

He was surprised that she had drunk all the wine.

Si no me hubiera conocido, se hubiera acostado con otra.

If he hadn't met me, he would have slept with someone else.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Si mi Mercedes no se hubiera estropeado, ¡no nos habríamos encontrado!

If my Mercedes hadn't broken down, we wouldn't have met!

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Si se hubiera quedado, no sé qué habría pasado.

If he had stayed, I don’t know what would have happened.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Es imposible que ella se hubiera suicidado.

It is impossible that she committed suicide.

Ella no se hubiera casado con él si lo hubiera conocido mejor.

She wouldn’t have married him if she had known him better.

La policía no pensaba que fuera probable que Tom se hubiera suicidado.

The police didn’t think it was likely that Tom had committed suicide.