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Conjugation of 'Haber'

Verb Used To Form Perfect Tenses, Has Other Uses Too

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

Note: Haber is used most frequently as an auxiliary verb to form the perfect tenses. It also has two other uses: In the third-person present indicative form of hay, it can mean "there is" or "there are." It is also used in the phrase hay que, meaning "it is necessary." With those meanings, haber also can be used in the other third-person tenses.

Haber is not used in the imperative mood.

Infinitive (infinitivo)

haber

Gerund (gerundio)

habiendo

Past participle (participio)

habido

Present indicative (presente del indicativo)

yo he, tú has, usted/él/ella ha (hay), nosotros/as hemos, vosotros/as habéis, ustedes/ellos/ellas han (hay)

Preterite (pretérito)

yo hube, tu hubiste, usted/él/ella hubo, nosotros/as hubimos, vosotros/as hubisteis, ustedes/ellos/ellas hubieron

Imperfect indicativo (imperfecto del indicativo)

yo había, tú habías, usted/él/ella había, nosotros/as habíamos, vosotros/as habíais, ustedes/ellos/ellas habían

Future (futuro)

yo habré, tú habrás, usted/él/ella habrá, nosotros/as habremos, vosotros/as habréis, ustedes/ellos/ellas habrán

Conditional (condicional)

yo habría, tú habrías, usted/él/ella habría, nosotros/as habríamos, vosotros/as habríais, ustedes/ellos/ellas habrían

Present subjunctive (presente del subjuntivo)

que yo haya, que tú hayas, que usted/él/ella haya, que nosotros/as hayamos, que vosotros/as hayáis, que ustedes/ellos/ellas hayan

Imperfect subjunctive (imperfecto del subjuntivo)

que yo hubiera (hubiese), que tú hubieras (hubieses), que usted/él/ella hubiera (hubiese), que nosotros/as hubiéramos (hubiésemos), que vosotros/as hubierais (hubieseis), que ustedes/ellos/ellas hubieran (hubiesen)
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