haber Conditional Conjugation
haber — to have
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'habr-': habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían.
haber Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say 'there would be' (habría) or to form the conditional perfect (habría ido). It also expresses probability about the past.
Notes on haber in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional drops the 'e' from the infinitive to create the stem 'habr-'.
Example Sentences
Habría más gente si no lloviera.
There would be more people if it weren't raining.
él/ella/usted
Yo habría ido, pero estaba cansado.
I would have gone, but I was tired.
yo
Pensé que habría menos tráfico.
I thought there would be less traffic.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'habería' instead of 'habría'.
Correct: Habría.
Why: You must use the syncopated stem 'habr-' for the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: he
Haber is highly irregular in the present: he, has, ha/hay, hemos, habéis, han.
Preterite
yo: hube
The preterite of haber uses the irregular stem 'hub-': hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubisteis, hubieron.
Imperfect
yo: había
The imperfect of haber is regular for an -er verb: había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían.
Future
yo: habré
The future of haber uses the irregular stem 'habr-': habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: haya
The present subjunctive of haber is irregular: haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hubiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'hubier-' stem: hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo:
The imperative of haber is almost never used in modern Spanish.
Negative Imperative
yo:
The negative imperative of haber uses the present subjunctive: no haya, no hayas, etc.