Have Conjugations

Spine/Back/Would/Will

Spine have verbs use the following chart. Some examples of how these would be used are “I had eaten” and “She had studied”. First you conjugate “haber” or “have” in the “spine” or “preterite” tense.

Have Verbs + Spine

Haber (had)

hube	hubimos
hubiste	habisteis
hubo	hubieron

ar verb stem +ado
OR
er/ir verb stem +ido

Then you put the appropriate “a-d-o” or “i-d-o” ending on the verbs.

Although the “Spine” or “Preterite” tense is used frequently, with “have” verbs it isn’t so common. It is much more common to use “back” or “imperfect” have verbs for communicating past tense. The implied meaning is the same as the Spine or Preterite tense. Examples would be “I had eaten” and “She had studied”. Here’s how to conjugate them: First you conjugate “haber” or “have” in the “Back” or “Imperfect” tense:

Have Verbs + Back

Haber (had)

había	habíamos
habías	habíais
había	habían

Then you put the appropriate “a-d-o” or “i-d-o” ending on the verbs.

A few examples are:

She had spoken (Ella hablar)                                      Había hablado  
I had eaten (Yo comer)                                               Había comido
We had washed our hands (nosotros)                         Nos habíamos lavado las manos

Next we’ll cover “have” verbs using “would” or the “conditional” tense. Examples of this tense are: “I would have eaten” or “She would have studied”. First you conjugate “haber” or “have” in the “would” or “conditional” tense:

Have Verbs + Would

Haber (would have)

habría	habríamos
habrías	habríais
habría	habrían

ar verb stem +ado
OR
er/ir verb stem +ido

Then you put the appropriate “a-d-o” or “i-d-o” ending on the verbs.

A few examples are:

She would have spoken (Ella hablar)                          Habría hablado  
I would have eaten (Yo comer)                                  Habría comido
We would have washed our hands (nosotros)            Nos habríamos lavado las manos

Finally in this lesson we’ll cover future “have” verbs. Examples of this tense are. “I will have eaten” or “She will have studied”. First you conjugate “haber” or “have” in the “will” or “future” tense:

Have Verbs + Will

Haber (will have)

habré	habremos
habrás	habréis
habrá	habrán

ar verb stem +ado
OR
er/ir verb stem +ido

Then you put the appropriate “a-d-o” or “i-d-o” ending on the verbs.

A few examples are:

She will have spoken (Ella hablar)                              Habrá hablado  
I will have eaten (Yo comer)                                      Habré comido
We will have washed our hands (nosotros)                Nos habremos lavado las manos

Have Explanation

Now we’ve gone through all the core verb tenses in Spanish, there are a few more things we need to hit. First of all, it’s important to note that the verb “haber” or “have” can be used with every verb tense in Spanish giving you even more flexibility when speaking.

For example, you can say:

I have finished
I had finished
Having finished…
I would have finished
I will have finished
I hope he has finished (subjunctive) using the subjunctive tense
I wished he had finished (past subjunctive) using the past subjunctive tense

The rest of this lesson will gradually go through each of those conjugations.

Briefly, here’s a quick review of how the present perfect tense works. First you conjugate “haber” or “have” in its present tense form:

he	hemos
has	habéis
ha	han

Then you add…ar verb stem + ado
Or
er/ir verb stem +ido.

Then you put on the past participle form of a verb afterward which means, for “ar” verbs, you put on “-a-d-o” and for “er/ir” verbs, you put on “-i-d-o”.

A few examples are:
She has spoken (Ella hablar)                           Ha hablado  
I have eaten (Yo comer)                                 He comido
We have washed our hands (nosotros)           Nos hemos lavado las manos