/aˈβeɾ/

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Translation

to have (auxiliary); there is / there are

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Word origin

From Latin habere ('to have, to hold'). It became the auxiliary of the compound tenses across the Romance languages.

Origin
Latin
Root
habere
English cognates
habit, exhibit

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yohehubehabíahabréhabría
túhashubistehabíashabráshabrías
él/ella/ud.hahubohabíahabráhabría
nos.hemoshubimoshabíamoshabremoshabríamos
vos.habéishubisteishabíaishabréishabríais
ellos/uds.hanhubieronhabíanhabránhabrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yohayahubierahubiese
túhayashubierashubieses
él/ella/ud.hayahubierahubiese
nos.hayamoshubiéramoshubiésemos
vos.hayáishubieraishubieseis
ellos/uds.hayanhubieranhubiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tú
ud.haya
nosotroshayamos
vosotroshabed
uds.hayan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
habiendo
Past participle
habido

Examples

.

I have eaten too much this evening.

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There are many people in the square.

.

He has worked all day without stopping.

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There used to be a cinema here.

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We will have to wait and see what the doctor says tomorrow.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 2: haber, lo, un and 11 more words.