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The verb haber can be used in two separate ways: | The verb haber can be used in two separate ways: | ||
*'''Auxiliary:''' | *'''Auxiliary:''' It is used as an auxiliary in compound tenses (present perfect, pluperfect, etc.), meaning '''to have''' done something. With this use, it is always followed by a past participle. When used in this way, haber is the equivalent of the English auxiliary verb "to have" which is much different than the English "to have" when it means "to possess". Haber is used in a variety of tenses to form what are known as the perfect tenses because they refer to actions that have been or will be completed. | ||
It is used as an auxiliary in compound tenses (present perfect, pluperfect, etc.), meaning to have done something. With this use, it is always followed by a past participle. | |||
When used in this way, haber is the equivalent of the English auxiliary verb "to have" | |||
*'''Existential:''' One peculiarity of haber is that it has a unique conjugated form : HAY meaning "'''there is'''" or "'''there are'''." | |||
==Modo Indicativo== | ==Modo Indicativo== | ||
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Conjugation of HABER in Spanish
This article is for people with an intermediate level of Spanish
The verb haber can be used in two separate ways:
- Auxiliary: It is used as an auxiliary in compound tenses (present perfect, pluperfect, etc.), meaning to have done something. With this use, it is always followed by a past participle. When used in this way, haber is the equivalent of the English auxiliary verb "to have" which is much different than the English "to have" when it means "to possess". Haber is used in a variety of tenses to form what are known as the perfect tenses because they refer to actions that have been or will be completed.
- Existential: One peculiarity of haber is that it has a unique conjugated form : HAY meaning "there is" or "there are."
Modo Indicativo
| Pronoun | Presente | Pretérito Imperfecto |
Pretérito perfecto simple |
Futuro |
Condicional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo (I) | He | Había | Hube | Habré | Habría |
| Tu (You) | Has | Habías | Hubiste | Habrás | Habrías |
| Él/Ella (He/She) | Ha | Había | Hubo | Habrá | Habría |
| Nosotros (We) | Hemos | Habíamos | Hubimos | Habremos | Habremos |
| Vosotros/Ustedes (You) | Habéis / Han | Habíais / Habían | Hubisteis / Hubieron | Habréis / Habrán | Habríais/ Habrían |
| Ellos/Ellas (They) | Han | Habían | Hubieron | Habrán | Habrían |
For something that happened it is conjugated as follows "Ha Habido"
Examples
Presente
- Yo he comprado pan
- Tu has escrito un poema
- El ha viajado a Barcelona
- Nosotros hemos vuelto a clases
- Ustedes han llegado
- Ellos han asaltado el banco
Pretérito Imperfecto
To make it easier I will use the same sentences
- Yo había comprado pan
- Tu habías escrito un poema
- El había viajado a Barcelona
- Nosotros habíamos vuelto a clases
- Ustedes habían llegado
- Ellos habian asaltado el banco
Pretérito perfecto simple
- Yo hube comprado pan
- Tu hubiste escrito un poema
- El hubo viajado a Barcelona
- Nosotros hubimos vuelto a clases
- Ustedes hubieron llegado
- Ellos hubieron asaltado el banco
Futuro
- Yo habré comprado pan
- Tu habrás escrito un poema
- El habrá viajado a Barcelona
- Nosotros habremos vuelto a clases
- Ustedes habrán llegado
- Ellos habrán asaltado el banco
Condicional
- Yo habría comprado pan
- Tu habrías escrito un poema
- El habría viajado a Barcelona
- Nosotros habríamos vuelto a clases
- Ustedes habrían llegado
- Ellos habrian asaltado el banco