present form of hubo

Question

Había un accidente. -> Hay un accidente. Hubo un accidente. -> ?

should i use pasar?

Why do you mention "pasar" - Eddy, Mar 21, 2010

It's because pasar has the sense of happening and I wanna this meaning. So simply how can I say an accident is occuring/happening? Can I say this with the verb haber? - medeor, Mar 21, 2010

Maybe "un accidente está sucediendo ahora" - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2010

Answer 1

I think you have the wrong verb. "Haber" means to exist. Any conjugation of it only imply that something exists or existed. You're looking for something that shows action. "Ocurrir" would be the verb I would choose.

Ocurre un accidente.

The present tense of "haber" (or "hubo") is "hay".

Answer 2

Present tense would be hay: There is an accident.

Past tense 1: There was an accident (then). Hubo

Past tense 2: There used to be an accident. Había

Answer 3

If an accident happens or is happening you can say: "Hay un accidente"...

Answer 4

I gave it as just an example. It can also be a protest, a celebration or a discussion.

Can I say "algo está habiendo ahora."?

No. - 0074b507, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 5

I just can't imagine a situation where one might say, "an accident is happening right now."

Accidents happen really fast. One normally only speaks of them in the past or future tenses.

But we can say it in English so why not in Spanish? - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2010

"un accidente está sucediendo ahora" ?? - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2010

Answer 6

No,

Había un accidente. = There was an accident. Hubo un accidente. = An accident happened.

I'm asking how to say "An accident happens/is happening."