haber Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
haber — to have
The imperative of haber is almost never used in modern Spanish.
haber Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative forms of haber are archaic or restricted to very specific literary contexts. You will almost never use them in conversation.
Notes on haber in the Affirmative Imperative
Technically, the forms exist (he, haya, hayamos, habed, hayan), but they are replaced by other structures in daily life.
Example Sentences
Haya paz entre nosotros.
Let there be peace between us.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to use 'he' as a command for 'have'.
Correct: Use 'ten' (from tener) instead.
Why: Haber is an auxiliary verb; for possession or commands to 'have' something, use 'tener'.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo:
The negative imperative of haber uses the present subjunctive: no haya, no hayas, etc.