VERB HAVER: There is/To be with "Haver" (European Portuguese)

Question 1

há

Answer 1

there is, there are - present, indicative

Question 2

tem havido

Answer 2

there have been - indicative, compound past perfect

Question 3

houve

Answer 3

there was, there were - indicative, simple past perfect

Question 4

havia

Answer 4

there used to be/there would be - indicative, past imperfect

Question 5

tinha havido

Answer 5

there had been - indicative, compound past more than perfect

Question 6

haverá / vai haver

Answer 6

there will be - indicative, simple future

Question 7

terá havido / vai ter havido

Answer 7

there will have been - indicative, compound future

Question 8

(espero que) haja

Answer 8

(i hope) there is/are - subjunctive, present

Question 9

(espero que) tenha havido

Answer 9

(i hope) there has been - subjunctive, compound past perfect

Question 10

(desejo que) houvesse

Answer 10

(i wish) there was/were - subjunctive, past imperfect

Question 11

(desejo que) tivesse havido

Answer 11

(i wish) there had been - subjunctive, compound past more than perfect

Question 12

(quando) houver

Answer 12

(when) there will be - subjunctive, simple future

Question 13

(quando) tiver havido

Answer 13

(when) there will have been - subjunctive, compound future

Question 14

haveria

Answer 14

there would be - simple, conditional

Question 15

teria havido

Answer 15

there would have been - compound, conditional

Question 16

haja

Answer 16

affirmative/negative for ‘let there be’ (alt for haja)

Question 17

deveria haver

Answer 17

there should be

Question 18

deveria ter (havido/sido)

Answer 18

should have (existed/been)

‘should have been’ is ‘deveria ter havido’ - using ‘sido’ means ‘should have existed’

• “Deveria ter havido mais organização.” → “There should have been more organization.” (Focus on existence.)
• “Deveria ter sido mais organizado.” → “It should have been more organized.” (Focus on state/quality.