1. x1 haber Inf 6jan’23//‘24//jan28,feb5,mar5,jul24, Flashcards
this is from an older deck I moved here
meaning of haber in inf
to have, having (careful because having is sometimes translated as habiendo) habiendo vivido en Liberia, conozco Monrovia bien. asking Julio 25 -2
3 ways of/guidelines for using haber (in inf) + past participle
subject, modal verb, de SMD (think sado masochist devel)
- as subject (haber + pp + conjugated verb)
Haber vivido en Guate fue una experiencia maravilla. - modal verb +/haber + pp + verb conj in past
Podría o pude haberle prestado dinero, pero no me lo pidió. - de + haber + pp (as a ho/condition), also sometimes with por
Qué suerte tengo de haberte conocido.
De haber sabido antes, no habria hecho otros planes. (If I had known before, I would not have made other plans.)
There are five key modal verbs (verbos modales) in Spanish: deber, querer, saber, poder and soler. These verbs are always followed by an infinitive. … THINK DPQSS
must, want, know, could, usually
To have been/Having been in love made me happy.
Haber estado enamorada me hizo feliz.
subject haber+pp + conjugated verb (¿enamorado is not a verb but an adj - is the conjugated verb in the past hizo?, ck´d w/Julio, yes it is)
IT (having been in love) made (me happy). gustar conjugation.
You should have told me that you didn´t want to go with me.
Debería haberme dicho que no quería ir conmigo.
from SMD sado masochist devil this is M:
modal verb + haber+pp + verb conj in past
not subjunctive because no change of subject
The biggest regret I have is not being there when Michael fell.
El mayor arrepentimiento que tengo es no haber estado allí cuando Michael se cayó. BEST, correct
as subject (no haber estado) + conj verb (caerse)
estar is location so use estado
not being there is the subject - not being there is the biggest regret I have
(THINK r e gret but say r a instead of re)
El arrepentimiento mayor que tengo es no estar allí THIS IS NOT NATURAL PER JULIO
I could have lent you money, but you didn´t ask me.
Pude haberte prestado dinero, pero no me lo pediste. possibility in the past, I could have but didn´t. if you use podría it was a real possibility.
- modal verb ´+ haber+pp + verb conj in past, modal verb has to be followed by inf and in this case that is HABER
I could have lent money to you, but you didn´t ask me it.
Podría haberte prestado dinero pero no me lo pediste.
I could have gone with you…
Podría haberle acompañado
what are modal verbs
can work on their own or with another “main” verb that is always in inf
(except for coulda-shoulda-would
could (poder), should, (debería) would- The 1st two always need another verb in inf and would is changed through its conjugation, comería si tenía hambre)
Yo puedo.
Puedo saber algo
Pude haber estado - could have been
5 key ones, ALWAYS followed by an inf
should, could, want know, usually
deber, poder, querer, saber, soler
Suelo quiero saber, si debo puedo
Tener que is a modal form verb-needs an inf
modal verbs espress what
5 key modal verbs followed by an inf
*speakers attitude toward an action
5 key ones, ALWAYS followed by an inf
should, could, know, want, usually
Think usually I could should want to know
deber, poder, querer, saber, soler
Thank you for having invited us.
Gracias por habernos invitado. (past participle in this construction is always singular and doesn´t agree in gender, it is invariable)
characteristic of past participle in haber + pp construction
TIP
- Tense ALWAYS A PAST
- invariable - doesn´t change gender nor number
(always masculine, always singular)
- pn and obj attached to haber
tense - this is what makes it different
Gracias por preparar estos ejercicios. (Thx for preparing these exercises. don´t know if it is present, future, past but
Gracias por haber preparado estos ejercicios you know it is something that has already been done, the tense is in the PAST). haber plus past participle is ALWAYS in the past!
Thank you for having invited me (vickie).
Gracias por haberme invitado.
I´m delighted to have seen you.
Encantada de haberLO/le visto. (I am delighted to/for having seen you.)
de + haber + pp (more like when you have chatted and now are saying bye, because it is in the past, I think) LO is used in Mex
Estoy encantada de verlo.
Me alegro de verlo.
Es un placer verlo.
Structure 3. same structure as thank you for having invited me, but with de!
Encantada de haberlo visto. is what they say in Mex, per Daniela, use haberlo, but haberle is OK also.
Good to hear from you/happy to hear from you.
Me alegro de saber de ti.
Me alegro de saber de usted
Me alegra saber de usted
Alegrarse de + Inf
Alegrar + inf
Alegrarse de que + subj
Alegrar que + subj
MAQS me alegra que subj - gustar conjugation
MADQS - me alegro de que subj - reg conj
MADII - me alegro de inf indic - reg cond
After eating, I went to the park. (emphasize completed action)
Después de haber comido, fui al parque.
(After having eaten, I went to the park.) This emphasizes the fact that the action is completed.
common
Después de comer, fui al parque.
Tras haber comido, me fui.
could use Habiendo comido, me fui. but not so common