tener y haber

Question

As easily as you can. When to use each & why

Answer 1

Tener: I have. Haber. I have

SO.

Yo "tengo" un carro. I have a car.

Yo "he" Comido. I have eaten.

I have. (tener)

Yo tengo. (just me) Tu tienes. (you have) Él tiene. (he has) Nosotros tenemos (We have) Ellos tienen (they have) Ustedes tienen (You have)

You use have of "tener" when you have something.

I have a dream. Yo tengo un sueño.

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Now.

I have of "haber"

You should conjugate the verb "haber". Look.

I've eaten. Yo "he" comido. (((the verb have is the same "haber" but is conjugated))) Look

Yo "he" comido, yo "he" bebido, yo "he" pensado. (just me) Haber is not Yo haber comido, no, you must conjugate, Yo he comido.

I've eaten, I've drunk, I've thought

Él "ha" comido, Él "ha" bebido, Él "ha" pensado. He has eaten, He has drunk, He has thought.

So that is the Have of "haber" when you "have" done something.

:D Saludos!

So roughly you use haber when another verb follows it;and cojugate the second verb - Garry-J, Mar 20, 2012

For example? - Jonathansanzt, Mar 20, 2012

he aprendidi. - Garry-J, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 2

My take is as follows,

Tener que= have to I have to do something

Haber que= I need to or should do something.

I think, when used like this' haber que ' expresses the greater obligation. I'm not totally sure though. - annierats, Mar 21, 2012

Thanks everyone! You mainly use it with the past participle.but please correct me if I'm wrong. - Garry-J, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 3

TENER = to have, to possess e.g. Tiene diez años. HACER = to do/to make e.g. Cada día hago la cama. HABER = is primarily used as an auxiliary verb and is used to form the Pretérito Perfecto e.g. He visto una película interesante.

Answer 4

I'm only a student to and very bad at grammar.

I regard 'haber' as an auxillary verb.

However, in the constructions such as :

'Tengo que hacer los quehaceres',

and 'He de hacer los quehaceres', it appears that ' hacer de' is the more vague construction and is apparently mostly used in songs etc. I'm not very sure about this, I've just looked it up. Both mean you have to do the housework..

I shall follow your question with interest. .

I have done some looking up and it seems to be that you say ' haber de hacer algo'.. - annierats, Mar 26, 2012

The looking up has caused me to edit this answer, as I was wrong. Haber de, is the lesser obligation, apparently. - annierats, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 5

The following link will give you a more detailed explanation Haber/tener

Answer 6

haber - ya has comido?

tener - cuando tenga 22 años yo...

Answer 7

Thanks everyone I think I get it you mainly use it with the past participle.