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This contraction is used as a short form of the past tense "you had" or the conditional "you would." In Spanish, the conditional is expressed by a verbal inflection.
you'd(
yud
)A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words made by omitting a sound or letter (e.g., don't).
a. habías (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Whenever you'd had a bad day, you would always call your dad.Siempre que habías tenido un mal día, llamabas a tu padre.
b. había (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
I left a message for you last night but you'd already left the office.Le dejé un mensaje anoche pero ya se había ido de la oficina.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
You'd know him if you saw him.Lo conocerías si lo vieras.
You'd love the new bar that's just opened in town.A ustedes les encantaría el nuevo bar que acaba de abrir en el centro.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
We could have traveled together if you'd booked the earlier flight.Podíamos haber viajado juntos si hubieras reservado el vuelo anterior.
You would have been horrified if you'd seen the way they were arguing.Les hubiera horrorizado ver cómo se peleaban.
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