Yo ________ que sí. Why is the answer he dicho and not hube dicho? I thought hube dicho is in Pretérito Perfecto and he dicho is in the present perfect. The quiz question says to answer in Pretérito Perfecto.
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Hola Mollie
The Spanish tense that we call "El Pretérito Perfecto" is the English "Present Perfect":
Yo he trabajado mucho hoy = I have worked a lot today
Ella ha ido a Madrid = She has been to Madrid
Nosotros hemos escuchado atentamente = We have listened carefully
etc
The tense you are referring to: hube dicho, hubo dicho, hubiste dicho... is a different one that is hardly used nowadays. This is called the Pretérito Anterior, which in English is generally referred to as the Past Perfect. This would be: I had worked a lot, she had been to Madrid, We had listened carefully. For this, we use the Pluscuamperfecto:
Yo había trabajado mucho.
Ella había ido a Madrid
Nosotros habíamos escuchado atentamente
Here is a table with all tenses and their names in Spanish and English. We understand it can be a bit confusing with so many different names, so this table is a good reference to look at in case of doubt. I hope it's useful.
Saludos
Inma
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