Haber is primarily used as an auxiliary verb to form compound tenses in Spanish, such as the present perfect. It can also mean 'to have' in the sense of possession, though this usage is less common and often replaced by 'tener'.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he | Yo he terminado mi tarea. I have finished my homework. | |
| Tú | has | Tú has llegado temprano. You have arrived early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha | Ella ha visto esa película. She has seen that movie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos | Nosotros hemos comido ya. We have already eaten. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis | Vosotros habéis estudiado mucho. You all have studied a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han | Ellos han llegado tarde. They have arrived late. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hube | Yo hube terminado el trabajo. I had finished the work. | |
| Tú | hubiste | Tú hubiste llegado temprano. You arrived early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubo | Él hubo visto la película. He saw the movie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubimos | Nosotros hubimos olvidado la cita. We had forgotten the appointment. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubisteis | Vosotros hubisteis aprendido mucho. You all learned a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieron | Ellos hubieron llegado tarde. They arrived late. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había | Yo había terminado antes de salir. I had finished before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías | Tú habías visto esa película antes. You had seen that movie before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había | Ella había llegado temprano. She had arrived early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos | Nosotros habíamos comido ya. We had already eaten. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais | Vosotros habíais estudiado mucho. You all had studied a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían | Ellos habían viajado a España. They had traveled to Spain. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy habiendo | Estoy habiendo mucho trabajo hoy. I am having a lot of work today. | |
| Tú | estás habiendo | ¿Estás habiendo problemas con eso? Are you having problems with that? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está habiendo | Ella está habiendo dificultades en la reunión. She is having difficulties in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos habiendo | Estamos habiendo muchos cambios en la empresa. We are having many changes in the company. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis habiendo | ¿Estáis habiendo problemas técnicos? Are you having technical problems? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están habiendo | Ellos están habiendo dificultades para entender. They are having difficulties to understand. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a haber | Voy a haber terminado para entonces. I am going to have finished by then. | |
| Tú | vas a haber | ¿Vas a haber llegado ya? Are you going to have arrived already? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a haber | Ella va a haber salido cuando llegues. She is going to have left when you arrive. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a haber | Vamos a haber terminado para entonces. We are going to have finished by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a haber | ¿Vais a haber llegado a tiempo? Are you all going to have arrived on time? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a haber | Ellos van a haber salido cuando llegues. They are going to have left when you arrive. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré | Para entonces, ya habré terminado. By then, I will have finished. | |
| Tú | habrás | Tú habrás llegado a tiempo. You will have arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá | Ella habrá salido antes de cenar. She will have left before dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos | Nosotros habremos comprado las entradas. We will have bought the tickets. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis | Vosotros habréis llegado tarde. You all will have arrived late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán | Ellos habrán terminado el trabajo. They will have finished the work. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría | Yo habría ido si me hubieras avisado. I would have gone if you had warned me. | |
| Tú | habrías | Tú habrías llegado antes si hubieras salido temprano. You would have arrived earlier if you had left early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría | Ella habría comprado el boleto si hubiera sabido. She would have bought the ticket if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos | Nosotros habríamos terminado el proyecto a tiempo. We would have finished the project on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais | Vosotros habríais llegado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have arrived if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían | Ellos habrían comprado la casa si hubieran tenido dinero. They would have bought the house if they had had money. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he | Yo he terminado mi tarea. I have finished my homework. | |
| Tú | has | Tú has llegado temprano. You have arrived early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha | Ella ha visto esa película. She has seen that movie. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos | Nosotros hemos comido ya. We have already eaten. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis | Vosotros habéis estudiado mucho. You all have studied a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han | Ellos han llegado tarde. They have arrived late. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había | Yo había terminado antes de salir. I had finished before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías | Tú habías visto esa película. You had seen that movie. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había | Ella había llegado temprano. She had arrived early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos | Nosotros habíamos comido ya. We had already eaten. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais | Vosotros habíais estudiado mucho. You all had studied a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían | Ellos habían llegado tarde. They had arrived late. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré | Para entonces, ya habré terminado. By then, I will have finished. | |
| Tú | habrás | ¿Para mañana, habrás llegado? By tomorrow, will you have arrived? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá | Ella habrá salido antes de las cinco. She will have left before five. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos | Nosotros habremos completado el proyecto. We will have completed the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis | ¿Habréis llegado a tiempo? Will you have arrived on time? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán | Ellos habrán salido para entonces. They will have left by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría habido | Yo habría habido más tiempo. I would have had more time. | |
| Tú | habrías habido | Tú habrías habido la oportunidad. You would have had the opportunity. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría habido | Él habría habido éxito si hubiera intentado. He would have had success if he had tried. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos habido | Nosotros habríamos habido más información. We would have had more information. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais habido | Vosotros habríais habido la oportunidad. You all would have had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían habido | Ellos habrían habido éxito si hubieran intentado. They would have had success if they had tried. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya | Espero que haya suficiente comida. I hope there is enough food. | |
| Tú | hayas | Es importante que hayas llegado a tiempo. It's important that you have arrived on time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya | Es posible que él haya olvidado. It's possible that he has forgotten. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos | Dudo que hayamos terminado todavía. I doubt that we have finished yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis | No creo que hayáis visto eso. I don't think that you all have seen that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan | Es probable que hayan llegado temprano. It's likely that they have arrived early. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera | Esperaba que él hubiera llegado a tiempo. I hoped that he had arrived on time. | |
| Tú | hubieras | No creía que tú hubieras olvidado. I didn't believe that you had forgotten. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera | Pensaba que ella hubiera sabido la verdad. I thought that she had known the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos | Si hubiéramos tenido tiempo, habríamos ido. If we had had time, we would have gone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais llegado temprano. I was surprised that you all had arrived early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran | No creía que ellos hubieran terminado todavía. I didn't believe that they had finished yet. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere | Cuando hubiere terminado, te llamaré. When I have finished, I will call you. | |
| Tú | hubieres | Si hubieres llegado antes, habríamos empezado. If you had arrived earlier, we would have started. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere | Cuando él hubiere llegado, empezaremos. When he arrives, we will start. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos | Cuando nos hubiéremos ido, cerrarán la tienda. When we have left, they will close the store. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis | Cuando vosotros hubiereis terminado, saldréis. When you all have finished, you will leave. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren | Cuando ellos hubieren llegado, empezará la reunión. When they arrive, the meeting will start. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya habido | Espero que haya habido suficiente comida. I hope there has been enough food. | |
| Tú | hayas habido | Es posible que hayas habido un error. It's possible that you have made a mistake. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya habido | Es importante que haya habido una decisión rápida. It's important that there has been a quick decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos habido | No creo que hayamos habido problemas. I don't think we have had problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis habido | ¿Habéis habido alguna confusión? Have you all had any confusion? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan habido | Es posible que hayan habido cambios. It's possible that there have been changes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera/hubiese habido | Si hubiera/hubiese habido más tiempo, habría ido. If there had been more time, I would have gone. | |
| Tú | hubieras/hubieses habido | Si hubieras/hubieses habido ayuda, habría sido diferente. If you had had help, it would have been different. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera/hubiese habido | Si él hubiera/hubiese habido información, habría decidido. If he had had information, he would have decided. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos/hubiésemos habido | Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos habido tiempo, lo habríamos hecho. If we had had time, we would have done it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais/hubieseis habido | Si hubierais/hubieseis habido ayuda, no habría fallado. If you all had had help, I wouldn't have failed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran/hubiesen habido | Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen habido más cuidado, no habría ocurrido. If they had had more care, it wouldn't have happened. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habiere | Cuando llegues, habiere terminado. When you arrive, I will have finished. | |
| Tú | habieres | Es posible que tú habieres visto eso antes. It's possible that you will have seen that before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habiere | Quizá él habiere olvidado la cita. Perhaps he will have forgotten the appointment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habiéremos | Para entonces, nosotros habiéremos llegado. By then, we will have arrived. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habiereis | Si vosotros habiereis estudiado, habríais aprobado. If you will have studied, you will have passed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habieren | Es probable que ellos habieren salido ya. It's likely that they will have left already. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No se usa en imperativo afirmativo para 'yo'. Not used in affirmative imperative for 'yo'. | |
| Tú | Haber | ¡Haber más paciencia! Have more patience! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | Haya | Haya confianza en el equipo. Have confidence in the team. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | Haya | Haya cooperación entre todos. Let's have cooperation among everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | Habed | Habed cuidado con eso. Be careful with that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | Hayan | Hayan más oportunidades para todos. Have more opportunities for everyone. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no haya | No haya problemas con eso. Don't have problems with that. | |
| Tú | no hayas | No hayas olvidado tus llaves. Don't forget your keys. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no haya | No haya ninguna duda. There should be no doubt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no hayamos | No hayamos cometido errores. Let's not have made mistakes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no hayáis | No hayáis llegado tarde. Don't arrive late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no hayan | No hayan visto eso todavía. They haven't seen that yet. |
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