haber

Question

I would like and example of using the preterite forms of haber, except hubo, can anyone help'

Answer 1

James is right. I was thinking only about the perfect tenses (I need to go to sleep and rest).

Answer 2

gracias!

Answer 3

James Santiago said:

Jennifer said:

If hubo means there was, what do the rest of the preterite forms mean, i.e. how do you use them?

We don't use them for the meaning of "there was/were." Just as "hay" is invariable (no plural or singular), so are hubo, había, and habrá when used in the same way.

Hubieron, hubiste, etc., are only used in compound tenses (eg, hubieron llegado), and relatively rarely even then. You won't need to form such compound verbs until your Spanish level is extremely high.

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Answer 4

Jennifer said:

If hubo means there was, what do the rest of the preterite forms mean, i.e. how do you use them?

We don't use them for the meaning of "there was/were." Just as "hay" is invariable (no plural or singular), so are hubo, había, and habrá when used in the same way.

Hubieron, hubiste, etc., are only used in compound tenses (eg, hubieron llegado), and relatively rarely even then. You won't need to form such compound verbs until your Spanish level is extremely high.

Answer 5

If hubo means there was, what do the rest of the preterite forms mean, i.e. how do you use them'

Answer 6

When used as the past tense of hay, hubo is seen fairly often, I think.

Hubo una fiesta ayer.

But hubo and the other tenses aren't frequently used in the past perfect and so on, with the imperfect being more common.

Ya habían comido cuando llegó el camión.

Answer 7

Jennifer said:

lazarus1907 said:

Preterite forms of "haber" are rarely used in general. Why do you want to know?

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Answer 8

lazarus1907 said:

Preterite forms of "haber" are rarely used in general. Why do you want to know?

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Answer 9

Preterite forms of "haber" are rarely used in general. Why do you want to know'