How to conjugate hervir in Indicative Past Perfect in Spanish

hervir
to boil
irregular verb

Hervir means to boil or to be boiling, often used to describe the process of heating liquids until they reach their boiling point. It can also be used figuratively to mean something intensifying or reaching a peak.

How to conjugate hervir in Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

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Indicative Past Perfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
había hervido
habías hervido
Él / Ella / Usted
había hervido
Nosotros / Nosotras
habíamos hervido
Vosotros / Vosotras
habíais hervido
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
habían hervido

Examples of hervir in Indicative Past Perfect

Yo
Ya había hervido el agua cuando llegaste.
I had already boiled the water when you arrived.
Tú habías hervido las verduras antes de servirlas.
You had boiled the vegetables before serving them.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella había hervido la sopa antes de la cena.
She had boiled the soup before dinner.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros habíamos hervido el agua para el té.
We had boiled the water for the tea.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros habíais hervido las papas para la ensalada.
You all had boiled the potatoes for the salad.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos habían hervido el arroz antes de cocinarlo.
They had boiled the rice before cooking it.

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