Haber conjugations Flashcards
Haber (give definition and describe its role)
To have
Haber helps us use PAST participles → every PAST participle always uses a form of haber. • e.g. To say, "to have done something" ○ To "have been tall" ○ To "have been somewhere" ○ To "have gone somewhere"
Hay (2)
There is (something somewhere), or There are (somethings somewhere).
• “There are [hay] four things, and a lizard in your store.”
• You wouldn’t say “there is”, or “there are” unless you are emphasizing where they are.
“Hayuna manzana en la mesa.”
–There is one apple on the table.
“Haydos manzanas en la mesa.”
–There are two apples on the table.
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“¿Hay pájaros volando?”
– Are there birds flying?
“Aquí hay una boleta de depósito.”
– Here is a deposit slip.
“Hay muchos trenes.”
– There are many trains.
“Infórmanos si hay algún cambio.”
– Let us know if there is any change.
*Joel and his friends walk into the store, and the bear notices the lizard and asks Joel if that is a lizard.
• Joel says “Aye /eye (like a pirate saying yes) [hay], there is a lizard here.”
Había (3)
(ah-BEE-yah) - There was, There were, There had been
• Past tense of the word hay
• “Había estado” → “I had been”
• Past-past tense → I, he, or she had done something (e.g. “I have had”).
“Solamentehabíauna escuela en mi pueblo cuando yo era niño.”
–There was only one school in my town when I was a child.
“Cuando llegamos al bancohabíacinco personas esperando.”
–When we got to the bank, there were five people waiting.
“Él había dormido en el avión.”
– He had slept in the airplane.
“No había dejado de llover.”
– It hadn’t stopped raining.
“Había unas treinta personas.”
– There were about thirty people.
“Había dejado de llover.”
– We had to wait until it stopped raining in order to leave.
*Bear likes lizards. Bear takes them all behind the counter to show them his skins.
• He sees Joel close up and realizes that he doesn’t have skin. The bear says “There was a bee [había] in my store?!?”
He
(aye or eh) - I have done (something)
• He de → to have to (do something); e.g. “I have to go to work”
“he comido”
– I have, or I’ve eaten;
*The bear asks Joel, “You haven’t been in my store before, have you eh [he]”?
• The bear then looks as the lizard because he likes his skin and says, “Ahhh [ha], somebody I like.”
Ha
(ah) - He, she, or it has done (something)
• “Ha sido bueno” → “It has been fine”
“Le ha preguntado cómo ir.”
– She has asked him how to go.
“¿Ha tenido vértigo?”
– Have you had vertigo?
“¿Ha tenido usted alguna operación?”
– Have you had any operation?
“Se ha terminado su tiempo.”
– Your time has finished.
“Ha sido maravilloso.”
– It has been wonderful.
“¿Ha tenido tos?”
– Have you had a cough?
Has
You have done (something)
• “Has estado” → “You have been”
“has de estudiar más”
– you have to study more
Han
They have (been/done something)
“Ellos han comido pescado.”
– They have eaten fish.
“¿Han ido ya a la exhibición de Alfredo?”
– Have you all already gone to Alfredo’s exhibition?
“Diana y Vanesa han bailado flamenco por muchos años.”
– Diana and Vanesa have danced the Flamenco for many years.
“Ellos han estado jugando fútbol por horas.”
– They have been playing soccer for hours.
Hemos
We have (done something)
“Sí hemos ido, pero Sergio no ha ido todavía.”
– Yes, we have gone, but Sergio hasn’t gone yet.
“Hemos ido a denunciar el robo a la policía.”
– We have been to report the theft to the police.
“Cómo hemos llegado a ser lo que somos.”
– I wonder how we have become what we are.
“No, siempre hemos comido salsa de tomate.”
– No, we have always eaten tomato sauce.
*Bear is mostly blind and he assumes everybody has to grope around like he does.
• He asks Joel and friends if they really meant to come into the shop, or if they just aimed themselves wrong.
• Joel says that we have aimed [hemos] to the right place (come to the right place).
Habrá
He, she, or it will have been/done something
“Habrá pasado la tormenta?”
– Will the storm have passed?
“La hinchazón ya habrá bajado para mañana.”
– The swelling will go down by tomorrow.
“Creo que Luis ya habrá estudiado para el examen. No creo que Luisa haya estudiado aún.”
– I think Luis will have studied for the test. I don’t think Luisa have studied yet.
“Creo que Marta ya habrá cosido el vestido para la fiesta. No creo que ella lo haya cosido aún.”
– I think Marta will have sewed the dress for the party. I don’t think she has sewed it yet.
“Pienso que la película ya habrá terminado a las 6:00 p.m. No creo que haya terminado todavía.”
– I think the movie will have finished at 6:00 p.m. I don’t think it has finished yet.
*Joel and the lizard are in front of Bears shop. Joel says to the lizard, “Hm, I bet after a few years, this lizard will have been friends with the bear for a long time.”
• The lizard, to imitate a bear, says “Rah!”
