what is the difference between tener [to have] and haber [to have]?

Question

what is the differenc between tener [to have] and haber[to have]?

Answer 1

HABER COULD BE:

• the auxiliary verb which is used to form the composed tenses in spanish,how the auxiliary verb have is used in english.The auxiliary verb haber doesn't have meaning:

He comido = I have eaten

Había comido = I had eaten

-impersonal verb,used only in third person,singular.The impersonal verb haber has the meaning of be,exist....The impersonal verb haber = There + be....:

Hay dos perros en tu casa = There are two dogs in your house

Hubo dos perros en tu casa = There were two dogs in your house

-used,without meaning, in the verbal periphrasises "Haber que + infinitive,haber de + infinitive" = To have to...,must...,to be obligated to...

TENER IS USED like a predicative verb.The verb tener has the meaning of the verb have like predicative verb.Of course,not all the meanings:

Tengo dinero = I have money

Tener is used in the verbal periphrasis "Tener que + infinitive"= To have to...,must...,to be obligated to...

HABER PODRíA SER: -verbo auxiliar que se usa para formar los tiempos compuestos en castellano como el verbo auxiliar have se usa en ingles.El verbo auxiliar no tiene significado: He comido = I have eaten

Había comido = I had eaten

-verbo impersonal, usado solo en la tercera persona,singular.El verbo impersonal haber tiene el significado de ser,estar,existir...El verbo impersonal haber = There + be...:

Hay dos perros en tu casa = There are two dogs in your house

Hubo dos perros en tu casa = There were two dogs in your house

-usado,sin significado, en las perífrasis vebales ''Haber que + infinitivo,haber de + infinitivo = To have to...,must..,to be obligated to...

TENER SE USA como un verbo predicativo.El verbo tener tiene el significado del verbo have como verbo predicativo.Desde luego,no todos los significados:

Tengo dinero = I have money

Tener se usa en la perífrasis verbal "Tener que + infinitivo''= To have to...,must...,to be obligated to...

Great job explaining this. - gringojrf, Apr 28, 2012

Gracias! - aylino, Apr 28, 2012

Thank you! - 0095ca4c, Apr 28, 2012

Answer 2

Simply put:

Tener: possession; tengo un carro de colección-I've a vintage car

haber: auxiliary verb; he comido camarones toda la semana-I've eaten prawns the whole week