Hay, tener, haber

Question

Hi everyone. I know there are probably hundreds of questions related to this subject, but I just want to get this straight.

I'm going to write what I think the difference between these three words, and all I want is your words on whether I'm right or wrong.

All right. "Hay". Uh, Hay means there is/are and is used when it is physically locatable or for specific places, like cities. ex) Hay un baño en la izquierda de la cama. (I think that's right...?? I meant to say there is a bathroom to the left of the bed. I hope that's what I said. lol)

Hay, I think is the el, ella, usted form of haber, along with ha?? (Or is this hay different?)

Hay is different from estar because Hay shows that it's in a specific place, whereas estar shows um.. "existance,"like just.. uh.. "being there"? (You know what I mean??) Estar also shows temporary attributes... acronym="PLACE"..

"Tener" and "Haber". Tener, along with Haber, means to have, right? But in a different sense. Tener is to actually possess something physically (or mentally, maybe) and Haber is used as the present perfect tense, like our "have" in english.

I have listened to music. -> (Yo) he escuchado.

Is this right? I need to know. I'm studying this alone, and I don't have a teacher, as I'm currently in Korea. Please help oh, you kind spirits lol

And anything else I might have forgotten, please add! I welcome all criticizms^^

Also, is haber deleteable? Like, Ella esta (ha) llamando por telefono. - Saphire, Jan 4, 2011

Or was it not there to begin with? Or is it that you can use estar instead of haber?? - Saphire, Jan 4, 2011

Answer 1

yes that is very true señora.

Thank you. You sure I haven't missed anything?? - Saphire, Jan 4, 2011

Answer 2

Also, is haber deleteable? Like, Ella esta (ha) llamando por telefono. Or was it not there to begin with? Or is it that you can use estar instead of haber??

You mixed two tenses here in your comments.

Progressive tense: Ella está llamando (she is calling)

Present perfect tense: Ella ha llamado (she has called)

Note one is the gerund 'llamando' and the other is the participle 'llamado'

Otherwise, your doing pretty well.

[Just a note to add -- you accepted the first answer you received. Usually it's a good idea to wait and see what others may add to the discussion before you pick a 'best' answer to accept.]