he'd

había

USAGE NOTE

This contraction is used as a short form of the past tense "he had" or the conditional "he would." In Spanish, the conditional is expressed by a verbal inflection.

he'd(hid)

contraction

1. (he had)

a. había

He'd always been the oldest in his class.

Siempre había sido el mayor en la clase.

2. (he would)

a.

no direct translation

Jake said he'd visit us when he comes to New York.

Jake dijo que nos visitaría cuando venga a Nueva York.

You know he'd help you if he could.

Sabes que te ayudaría si pudiera.

3. (he had; used in combination with "if" clauses)

a. hubiera

If he'd come with us, we wouldn't have gotten lost.

Si nos hubiera acompañado, no nos hubieramos perdido.