Spanish Auxiliary Verb
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The Spanish verb haber has irregular conjugations.
yo | he | nosotros | hemos | |
tú | has | vosotros | habéis | |
él, ella, Ud. | ha | ellos, ellas, Uds. | han |
Haber is not used as a normal action or state-of-being verb like, say, tener or ser. Haber is most commonly used as an auxiliary verb to mean "to have," or as an impersonal verb to mean "to be."
Auxiliary verb
As an auxiliary verb in the compound tenses, haber means "to have."
Por ejemplo…
¿Has comido? | Have you eaten? | |
Ya he comido aquí. | I’ve already eaten here. |
Impersonal verb
Haber has a different conjugation as an impersonal verb: hay, which means "there is/are."
Por ejemplo…
¿Hay un problema? | Is there a problem? | |
Hay mucha gente. | There are a lot of people. |
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