haber
to have (auxiliary); there to be
Haber is primarily used as an auxiliary to form compound tenses (he comido) and impersonally as 'hay' (there is/are). Its personal conjugation outside auxiliary use is archaic or literary.
Hay muchas personas en la plaza.
There are many people in the square.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
Ya he terminado mi trabajo.
I have already finished my work.
¿Has comido algo hoy?
Have you eaten anything today?
Hay mucha gente en la calle.
There are many people in the street.
Hemos visto una buena película.
We have seen a good film.
¿Habéis llegado bien?
Have you arrived safely?
Ellos han vuelto a casa.
They have returned home.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
Yo ya había cenado cuando llamaste.
I had already had dinner when you called.
Tú habías prometido venir.
You had promised to come.
Había mucha niebla aquella mañana.
There was a lot of fog that morning.
Habíamos planeado todo con cuidado.
We had planned everything carefully.
Vosotros habíais salido antes.
You had left earlier.
Ellos ya habían decidido irse.
They had already decided to leave.
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
Apenas hube llegado, empezó a llover.
As soon as I had arrived, it began to rain.
Cuando hubiste acabado, te fuiste.
When you had finished, you left.
Ayer hubo una tormenta terrible.
Yesterday there was a terrible storm.
En cuanto hubimos comido, salimos.
As soon as we had eaten, we left.
Después de que hubisteis hablado, todo cambió.
After you had spoken, everything changed.
Cuando hubieron terminado, aplaudieron.
When they had finished, they applauded.
Futuro Simple
Future
Para las diez ya habré llegado.
By ten I will have arrived.
Pronto habrás olvidado este mal día.
Soon you will have forgotten this bad day.
Mañana habrá una reunión importante.
Tomorrow there will be an important meeting.
Para el viernes habremos acabado el proyecto.
By Friday we will have finished the project.
En una hora ya habréis comido.
In an hour you will have eaten.
Para entonces habrán resuelto todo.
By then they will have solved everything.
Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto
Present Perfect
Grandes alegrías he habido en esta casa.
Great joys I have had in this house.
Muchas penas has habido, mas todas pasaron.
Many sorrows you have had, but all passed.
Ha habido un malentendido entre nosotros.
There has been a misunderstanding between us.
Buenos amigos hemos habido siempre.
Good friends we have always had.
Fortuna habéis habido en vuestros viajes.
Fortune you have had in your travels.
Muchos reyes han habido en esta tierra.
Many kings there have been in this land.
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
Antes de la ley, había habido mucho desorden.
Before the law, there had been much disorder.
Grandes honores habías habido en tu juventud.
Great honors you had had in your youth.
Había habido una fiesta la noche anterior.
There had been a party the night before.
Pocas ocasiones habíamos habido de vernos.
Few chances we had had to see each other.
Muchos éxitos habíais habido hasta entonces.
Many successes you had had until then.
Grandes guerras habían habido en aquel reino.
Great wars there had been in that kingdom.
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
Para el final habré habido fortuna y desgracia.
By the end I will have had fortune and misfortune.
Muchas lecciones habrás habido para entonces.
Many lessons you will have had by then.
Seguramente habrá habido algún error.
Surely there will have been some error.
Grandes cambios habremos habido al terminar.
Great changes we will have had by the end.
Bastantes aventuras habréis habido en el viaje.
Quite a few adventures you will have had on the trip.
Muchas glorias habrán habido en su historia.
Many glories there will have been in their history.
Condicional
Condicional Simple
Conditional
Con más dinero, habría comprado la casa.
With more money, I would have bought the house.
Tú habrías hecho lo mismo en mi lugar.
You would have done the same in my place.
Con suerte, habría menos tráfico.
With luck, there would be less traffic.
Habríamos llegado a tiempo sin el atasco.
We would have arrived on time without the traffic jam.
Vosotros habríais disfrutado del concierto.
You would have enjoyed the concert.
Ellos habrían ganado con más práctica.
They would have won with more practice.
Condicional Compuesto
Conditional Perfect
Sin acuerdo, habría habido una crisis.
Without an agreement, there would have been a crisis.
Más suerte habrías habido con otro plan.
More luck you would have had with another plan.
Habría habido más gente con buen tiempo.
There would have been more people in good weather.
Menos problemas habríamos habido con cuidado.
Fewer problems we would have had with care.
Grandes ganancias habríais habido con paciencia.
Great profits you would have had with patience.
Menos disputas habrían habido con diálogo.
Fewer disputes there would have been with dialogue.
Subjuntivo
Presente de Subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
Cuando haya acabado, te aviso.
When I have finished, I'll let you know.
Me alegra que hayas venido.
I'm glad you have come.
Ojalá que no haya problemas.
I hope there are no problems.
Es bueno que hayamos hablado.
It's good that we have talked.
Espero que hayáis descansado.
I hope you have rested.
Dudo que hayan llegado ya.
I doubt they have arrived yet.
Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Si yo hubiera sabido, habría venido.
If I had known, I would have come.
Ojalá hubieras llamado antes.
I wish you had called earlier.
No creía que hubiera tanta gente.
I didn't think there were so many people.
Si hubiéramos salido antes, no habríamos llegado tarde.
If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have been late.
Ojalá hubierais avisado.
I wish you had warned us.
Si lo hubieran sabido, habrían actuado.
If they had known, they would have acted.
Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Present Perfect Subjunctive
Es posible que haya habido un error.
It's possible there has been an error.
Dudo que provecho hayas habido de ello.
I doubt you have had any benefit from it.
Ojalá no haya habido heridos.
I hope there haven't been any injured.
Espero que algún provecho hayamos habido.
I hope we have had some benefit.
Me alegra que fortuna hayáis habido.
I'm glad you have had good fortune.
Dudo que muchos reveses hayan habido.
I doubt there have been many setbacks.
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Past Perfect Subjunctive
Si hubiera habido más tiempo, lo habríamos logrado.
If there had been more time, we would have achieved it.
Ojalá mejor fortuna hubieras habido.
I wish you had had better fortune.
Habría sido raro que no hubiera habido nadie.
It would have been strange if there had been nobody.
Si menos prisa hubiéramos habido, todo saldría bien.
If we had had less haste, everything would turn out fine.
Ojalá más paciencia hubierais habido.
I wish you had had more patience.
Si menos obstáculos hubieran habido, habrían triunfado.
If there had been fewer obstacles, they would have triumphed.
Futuro de Subjuntivo
Future Subjunctive
Cuando yo hubiere cumplido el plazo, cobraré.
When I shall have met the deadline, I will collect.
Lo que hubieres prometido, cúmplelo.
Whatever you shall have promised, fulfill it.
Si hubiere dudas, se consultará al juez.
Should there be doubts, the judge shall be consulted.
Cuando hubiéremos concluido, firmaremos.
When we shall have concluded, we will sign.
Si algo hubiereis olvidado, decidlo ahora.
If you shall have forgotten anything, say it now.
Los que hubieren incumplido serán sancionados.
Those who shall have defaulted will be penalized.
Imperativo
Imperativo Afirmativo
Imperative
He aquí el resultado de tu esfuerzo.
Behold the result of your effort.
Haya paciencia, que todo se resolverá.
Have patience, everything will be resolved.
Hayamos calma ante la adversidad.
Let us have calm in adversity.
Habed compasión de los débiles.
Have compassion for the weak.
Hayan cuidado con lo que dicen.
Have care with what you say.
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
No hayas miedo de intentarlo.
Have no fear of trying it.
Que no haya rencor entre nosotros.
Let there be no resentment between us.
No hayamos temor ante el reto.
Let us have no fear before the challenge.
No hayáis duda de mi lealtad.
Have no doubt of my loyalty.
No hayan recelo de pedir ayuda.
Have no misgiving about asking for help.
Formas no personales
Infinitivo
Infinitive
Va a haber una gran fiesta esta noche.
There is going to be a big party tonight.
Se lamenta de haber habido tantos errores.
One regrets there having been so many errors.
Gerundio
Gerund
Habiendo terminado, cerró la puerta.
Having finished, he closed the door.
Habiendo habido quejas, se revisó el plan.
There having been complaints, the plan was revised.
Participio
Participle
Los hijos habidos en el matrimonio heredarán.
The children born in the marriage will inherit.
