haber Future Conjugation
haber — to have
The future of haber uses the irregular stem 'habr-': habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán.
haber Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to say 'there will be' (habrá) or to form the future perfect (habré comido). It also expresses probability about the present.
Notes on haber in the Future
The infinitive drops the 'e' to form the stem 'habr-' instead of using 'haber-'.
Example Sentences
Habrá una fiesta mañana.
There will be a party tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Mañana a esta hora habremos llegado.
Tomorrow at this time we will have arrived.
nosotros
¿Dónde estarán? Habrán salido ya.
Where could they be? They have probably left already.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'habereré' instead of 'habré'.
Correct: Habré.
Why: Haber is one of the 12 verbs with an irregular future stem; you must drop the 'e'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: habría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'habr-': habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían.
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.