Are you struggling with the verb haber in Spanish?
Haber is one of the most important Spanish verbs and is used in different ways in a sentence.
Haber means “to have” and can be used as an auxiliary verb in compound tenses (followed by a past participle) or with the meaning “there is/there are“(using the impersonal form “hay“). It is also used in idioms with meaning apart from the first two uses.
Let’s go through the conjugation of the Indicative Mood!
| Presente | |
| Yo | He |
| Tú | Has |
| Él/ella/usted | Ha/Hay |
| Nosotros | Hemos |
| Vosotros | Habéis |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Han |
| Pretérito | |
| Yo | Hube |
| Tú | Hubiste |
| Él/ella/usted | Hubo |
| Nosotros | Hubimos |
| Vosotros | Hubisteis |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Hubieron |
| Imperfecto | |
| Yo | Había |
| Tú | Habías |
| Él/ella/usted | Había |
| Nosotros | Habíamos |
| Vosotros | Habíais |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habían |
| Futuro | |
| Yo | Habré |
| Tú | Habrás |
| Él/ella/usted | Habrá |
| Nosotros | Habremos |
| Vosotros | Habréis |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habrán |
| Condicional | |
| Yo | Habría |
| Tú | Habrías |
| Él/ella/usted | Habría |
| Nosotros | Habríamos |
| Vosotros | Habríais |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habrían |
| Pretérito Perfecto | |
| Yo | He habido |
| Tú | Has habido |
| Él/ella/usted | Ha habido |
| Nosotros | Hemos habido |
| Vosotros | Habéis habido |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Han habido |
| Pluscuamperfecto | |
| Yo | Había habido |
| Tú | Habías habido |
| Él/ella/usted | Había habido |
| Nosotros | Habíamos habido |
| Vosotros | Habíais habido |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habían habido |
| Futuro Perfecto | |
| Yo | Habré habido |
| Tú | Habrás habido |
| Él/ella/usted | Habrá habido |
| Nosotros | Habremos habido |
| Vosotros | Habréis habido |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habrán habido |
| Condicional Perfecto | |
| Yo | Habría habido |
| Tú | Habrías habido |
| Él/ella/usted | Habría habido |
| Nosotros | Habríamos habido |
| Vosotros | Habríais habido |
| Ellos/ellas/ustedes | Habrían habido |
And now some examples of the different uses.
| Spanish | English |
| He comprado un coche. | I have bought a car. |
| En Texas hay muchos Mexicanos. | In Texas there are a lot of Mexicans. |
| Habrá que salir a las dos. | It will be necessary to leave at 2 o’clock. |
How is it going with the Indicative tenses? Doing some practice is the best way to learn all the forms and memorise them in the long term!
Try to write down some sentences with this verb: one as an auxiliary, one as “there is/there are” and one idiom that you remember!
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