\n| Infinitive<\/b><\/td>\n | haber<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Gerund<\/b><\/td>\n | habiendo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Participle<\/b><\/td>\n | habido<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nImpersonal Verb Haber<\/em><\/b><\/h2>\nIn Spanish, the verb <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> is commonly used as an impersonal verb. Impersonal verbs only occur in third person singular forms. When <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> is used as an impersonal verb, it means <\/span>there is<\/span><\/i> or <\/span>there are<\/span><\/i> and expresses existence.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Hay<\/b> mucha basura.
\n(<\/span>There is<\/b> a lot of trash.) <\/span><\/li>\n- Hay <\/b>dos platos en la mesa.
\n(<\/span>There are<\/b> two dishes on the table.) <\/span><\/li>\n- Hubo<\/b> una explosi\u00f3n en la f\u00e1brica.
\n(<\/span>There was<\/b> an explosion in the factory.) <\/span><\/li>\n- Hubo<\/b> muchas guerras en esa \u00e9poca.
\n(T<\/strong><\/span>here were<\/b> many wars at that time.) <\/span><\/li>\n- Habr\u00e1<\/b> una fiesta ma\u00f1ana.
\n(<\/span>There will be<\/b> a party tomorrow.) <\/span><\/li>\n- Habr\u00e1<\/b> muchos estudiantes.
\n(<\/span>There will be<\/b> many students.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nImportant! Never use <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> in plural forms to express existence. <\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u2705\u00a0Hubo<\/b> muchos accidentes. (correct) <\/span><\/li>\n
- \u274c\u00a0Hubieron<\/b> muchos accidentes. (incorrect)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nConjugation of the Impersonal Verb Haber<\/em><\/b><\/h2>\nThere are only 16 forms of the impersonal verb <\/span>haber <\/span><\/i>in Spanish. All these forms belong to the <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> indicative and the <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> subjunctive mood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMany call the following verb forms of <\/span>haber<\/span><\/i> the \u201c<\/span>hay <\/span><\/i>conjugation\u201d because this is the only conjugation in which the form <\/span>hay<\/span><\/i> appears. <\/span><\/p>\nIndicative Mood<\/b><\/h3>\nYou’ll notice that none of the verb forms below conjugate for all pronouns (you, he, she, etc.). It’s because impersonal verbs don’t really have subjects.<\/span><\/p>\nTiempos Simples \u2013 <\/b>Simple Tenses<\/h4>\nPresente<\/strong> \u2013 Present Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hay<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there is\/are <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto<\/strong> \u2013 Imperfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hab\u00eda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there was\/were<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto<\/strong> \u2013 Preterite Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hubo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there was\/were<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Futuro<\/strong> \u2013 Future Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- habr\u00e1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there will be <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Condicional<\/strong> \u2013 Conditional Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- habr\u00eda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there would be <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tiempos Compuestos \u2013 <\/b>Compound Tenses<\/h4>\nPret\u00e9rito Perfecto Compuesto<\/strong> \u2013 Preterite (Present) Perfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- ha habido<\/strong> \u2013 there has been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pret\u00e9rito Pluscuamperfecto<\/strong> \u2013 Pluperfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hab\u00eda habido\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there had been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pret\u00e9rito Anterior<\/strong> \u2013 Preterite Perfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hubo habido\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there had been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Futuro Compuesto<\/strong> \u2013 Future Perfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- habr\u00e1 habido\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there will have been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Condicional Compuesto<\/strong> \u2013 Conditional Perfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- habr\u00eda habido\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there would have been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Subjunctive Mood<\/b><\/h3>\nTiempos Simples \u2013 <\/b>Simple Tenses<\/h4>\nPresente<\/strong> \u2013 Present Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- haya<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 there is\/are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto<\/strong> \u2013 Imperfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hubiera\/hubiese\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there was\/were<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Futuro<\/strong> \u2013 Future Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- hubiere<\/strong> (no direct English translation) <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tiempos Compuestos \u2013 <\/b>Compound Tenses<\/h4>\nPret\u00e9rito Perfecto Compuesto<\/strong> \u2013 Preterite (Present) Perfect Tense<\/span><\/h5>\n\n- haya habido\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 there has been <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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