The Spanish verb haber means "to have (auxiliary)". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of haber is yo he, tú has, él/ella/usted ha, nosotros hemos, vosotros habéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes han. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | he (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | has (irregular) | |
| él/ | ha (irregular) | |
| nosotros | hemos (irregular) | |
| vosotros | habéis | |
| ellos/ | han (irregular) |
| yo | hube (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | hubiste (irregular) |
| él/ | hubo (irregular) |
| nosotros | hubimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | hubisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | hubieron (irregular) |
| yo | había |
|---|---|
| tú | habías |
| él/ | había |
| nosotros | habíamos |
| vosotros | habíais |
| ellos/ | habían |
| yo | habré (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás (irregular) |
| él/ | habrá (irregular) |
| nosotros | habremos (irregular) |
| vosotros | habréis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | habrán (irregular) |
| yo | habría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías (irregular) |
| él/ | habría (irregular) |
| nosotros | habríamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | habríais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | habrían (irregular) |
| yo | haya (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas (irregular) |
| él/ | haya (irregular) |
| nosotros | hayamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | hayáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | hayan (irregular) |
| tú | he (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | haya (irregular) |
| nosotros | hayamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | habed |
| ustedes | hayan (irregular) |
| yo | he habido |
|---|---|
| tú | has habido |
| él/ | ha habido |
| nosotros | hemos habido |
| vosotros | habéis habido |
| ellos/ | han habido |
Haber is irregular. Its present forms include he, has, ha, hemos, habéis and han, while its preterite uses hube and hubo. Its future and conditional forms use habr, as in habré and habría.
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Haber is irregular.
The present forms are he, has, ha, hemos, habéis and han.
It is formed with a form of haber plus the past participle habido, such as he habido.