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'.
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
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| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían |
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