The Spanish Verb Oír Irregular Conjugations

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The Spanish verb Oír, which means ‘to hear’, is an irregular Spanish verb. Although not one of the most difficult of irregular verbs to master it is highly irregular in the much used present tense and also in the subjunctive (often used in Spanish!) as well as having third person irregularities in the preterite and an irregular past participle and present participle or ‘Gerund‘. (Did I forget to mention the imperative too!).

Oír is one of four verbs that follow this distinctive pattern of irregularity and all of them relate to ‘hearing‘:

• Oír - to hear
• Entreoír - to half hear
• Trasoír - to mishear
• Desoír - to ignore or, as I like to translate it as, – to choose not to hear!

Oír and Desoír are the verbs that are more commonly used of the four, but once you have mastered the following patterns of conjugations you will be able to apply it to all four.

Past Participle: oído
Present Participle: oyendo

Present Tense Conjugation:

• yo oigo – I hear
• tú oyes – you hear
• él/ella oye – he/she hears
• nosotros/as oímos – we hear
• vosotros/as oís – you hear (plural)
• ellos/ellas oyen – they hear

Please note that the vosotros form of the present tense is not irregular.

Preterite Tense Conjugation

• yo oí – I heard
• tú oíste – you heard
• él/ella oyó – he/she heard
• nosotros/as oímos – we heard
• vosotros/as oísteis – you heard (plural)
• ellos/ellas oyeron – they heard

Only the él/ella and ellos/ellas third person conjugations are irregular in the preterite.

The Subjunctive Mood

• Present Tense

• yo oiga – I hear
• tú oigas – you hear
• él/ella oiga – he/she hears
• nosotros/as oigamos – we hear
• vosotros/as oigáis – you hear (plural)
• ellos/ellas oigan – they hear

• Imperfect Tense

• yo oyera or oyese – I heard
• tú oyeras or oyeses – you heard
• él/ella oyera or oyese – he/she heard
• nosotros/as oyéramos or oyésemos – we heard
• vosotros/as oyerais or oyeseis – you heard (plural)
• ellos/ellas oyeran or oyesen - they heard

• Future Tense

• yo oyere – I will hear
• tú oyeres – you will hear
• él/ella oyere – he/she will hear
• nosotros/as oyéremos – we will hear
• vosotros/as oyereis – you will hear (plural)
• ellos/ellas oyeren – they will hear

The Imperative Mood

The imperative is slightly strange as it is literally translated as ‘Hey!’ rather than ‘Hear!’ or ‘Listen!’

For example:
When someone shouts at you,
¡Oye, ven aqui! – Hey you, come here!

The imperative is often used in places such as restaurants to get the attention of the waiter or waitress:
Oiga señor – ¿nos puede traer el menú? – Hey Sir – can you bring us a menu?

• tú oye – Hey! (you)
• él/ella oiga – Hey!
• nosotros/as oigamos – Hey!
• vosotros/as oíd – Hey! (you plural)
• ellos/ellas oigan – Hey!

That concludes this post on the Spanish verb Oír but if learning verb conjugation is proving difficult for you why not check out my review of the Verbarrator verb training program, it has helped me immensely and is by far the best training tool I’ve ever used.

Or why not check out my previous post which covers the Best Learning Spanish Software currently available.

Best Learning Spanish Software

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When deciding upon the best learning Spanish software to purchase it is always best to read as many reviews as possible in order to make an informed decision. Unfortunately though, many people don’t go down this route and will often make a spontaneous decision to learn Spanish and will buy the first Spanish course they see sitting on the shelf of their local store due to their enthusiasm and eagerness to get started.

In a perfect world, purchasing any Spanish course in itself would not pose an issue as every Spanish course would teach the exact same material and each course would therefore help the student to achieve their goal of speaking Spanish.

The truth is that each student is different…some are much better at learning languages than others, some are better at learning a language from a grammatical viewpoint as you would learn it at school for example, whereas others have much better results by concentrating on conversational skills.

It is for this reason that many Spanish courses are now available, each one slightly differing in teaching techniques and methods offering the best possible fit for individual students.

The one area of Spanish study that has seen a massive surge in popularity in the last ten years is the use of software for studying instead of the more traditional text books and cassettes.

Because more and more people have become connected online the flexibility that it provided for studying a language became much more apparent and as a result there has been a consistent increase in available courses.

Many of the earlier online courses offered little in the way of improving upon traditional methods other than offering the same material in a new format, but after a while specific techniques were improved upon that improved the speed at which Spanish could be learnt whilst also making learning much more enjoyable as well as improving the practical application.

Whilst some of these software courses are quite expensive, there are a few others available that are as good, if not better, which are much more reasonably priced.

Personally, I always like to use prolonged popularity rather than short term popularity as a benchmark before considering making a purchase and it for this reason that I would recommend checking out the reviews of the following popular courses before making any decision on which is the best course for you:

1.Rocket Spanish Language Course
2.Visual Link

There is one other software program that is worthy of mentioning as it has helped me, and many others, learn Spanish quickly and effectively and is a ‘must have’ if you are serious about speaking Spanish well and that program is called Verbarrator Spanish verb conjugation trainer, just click on the link to read the review.

By the way, if you are located in California, why not check out this list of Spanish classes in Los Angeles

Spanish Classes in Los Angeles

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If you are looking for Spanish Classes in Los Angeles then the list below will be of great assistance…however, before checking any of them out have you considered the benefits of a self study course?

There are two reasons why people fail in their attempt to learn Spanish, the first is cost and the second, which is far and away the main reason, is convenience.

1.Cost – Although learning Spanish has never been more accessible than it is today, especially since the arrival of the internet, the cost of learning Spanish using traditional classroom methods is still quite high in comparison to extremely affordable modern interactive home self study courses plus, if you decide Spanish isn’t for you it can be very difficult to get any money refunded from your classroom course whereas it is relatively easy to get a full refund from the supplier of a self study course.

2. Convenience – Many of us lead busy lives, even those that are retired always seem to have little time to spare, it’s an accepted part of modern day living. This is why it is important to have a Spanish course that works with you, flexible when required to be, and that can be visited whenever you have time…unfortunately, a classroom course cannot offer this flexibilty.

This lack of flexibility leads to missed lessons, miss one lesson and you will probably be ok, miss any more and you will start to get further and further behind the rest of the class, which then makes you start to think that you are wasting your time resulting in you stopping altogether. Wasted time…wasted money!

A modern interactive course provides the flexibility you need to succeed in your ambition to learn Spanish and is an affordable and convenient alternative to rigid and expensive classroom courses. Before you start visiting the sites or contacting the schools listed below give my honest review of Rocket Spanish Language course a read, it’s the most successful self study Spanish course online!

Spanish Classes in Los Angeles

• Language Door
• Savoir Faire California
• Learn Language
• My Spanish Eye
• Gift of Language
• LA Spanish
• Strommen Tutoring
• Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

These are just a few Spanish classes in Los Angeles, if you know of any other good classes please tell me about them by using the comment box below and I will add them to this list once I’ve checked them out…thanks.

In the meantime enjoy the rest of my blog/site and check out my previous post on the Ser Present Tense

Ser Present Tense

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Ser, meaning ‘to be‘, is the first irregular verb that many students encounter and is also one of the most irregular spanish verbs, having irregularities in almost every tense, except the future and the conditional tenses.

However, it is with the present tense of ser that all students will begin and this tense is displayed below:

Singular:

• Yo soy – I am
• tú eres – you are (familiar)
• él es – he is
• ella es – she is
• usted es – you are (polite)

Plural:

• nosotros/as somos – we are
• vosotros/as sois – you are (familiar)
• ellos son – they are
• ustedes son – you are (polite)

It does take a little time to memorize the unique conjugation patterns of the irregular verb ser and also, when it should be used. It is common for new students to be confused between ser and the equally irregular estar as they both mean ‘to be‘!

Should you require further information about both verbs and require a FREE printable verb conjugation sheet of each of them you should visit Ser and Estar.

If you are struggling with memorizing Spanish verb conjugations, and let’s face it, who doesn’t, you may also like to know how you can master them much more quickly and much more easily! If so, then you should check out my  Verbarrator Review, great program and also…very successful!

Now that we have covered ser present tense, why not check out ‘How to Conjugate the Spanish Verb Ser Imperfect Tense‘!

Hasta Luego!

How to Conjugate the Spanish Verb Ser Imperfect Tense

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Ser is one of those verbs in Spanish that seems to be irregular no matter which tense it is used in and the imperfect ser is no different.

The imperfect tense in Spanish is one that is relatively easy to master as there are very few irregular verbs that cause problems, in fact there are only three irregular verbs in the Spanish ‘imperfecto‘ of which ser is one, the others being ir ‘to go‘ and ver ‘to see‘.

Before covering the imperfect conjugation of ser here is a brief explanation as to when the imperfect tense is used:

The imperfect is used to describe past actions that have not been completed. When the imperfect is used it implies that the past action being referred to didn’t have a definite beginning or a definite end.

The Imperfect Tense of the verb ser ‘to be’ is formed thus:

• yo era – I was being
• tú eras - you were being
• él/ella era – he or she was being
• nosotros éramos – we were being
• vosotros erais – you were being
• ellos/ellas eran – they were being

If you are finding learning the various irregular conjugations of ser and other Spanish verbs difficult you should consider the use of a verb training software program. You can read my verbarrator review here, the verbarrator is the most recently released program designed to help students learn Spanish verb conjugation and is an excellent aid to studying, it achieves fast results and eliminates the tedium often encountered when learning verb conjugation so… check it out!

If you would like to learn more about the differences between the spanish verbs ser and estar then check out my post ‘What is the Difference Between Ser and Estar in Spanish?‘

The Difference Between Ser and Estar

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The Difference Between Ser and Estar

‘When do you use Ser and Estar in Spanish?’… is one of the earliest and most common verb related questions that students of Spanish will ask and as with everything else related to Spanish verbs there are clear rules that relate to the difference between ser and estar that will easily eliminate any potential question of whether you should be using one or the other?

Obviously, when there are two verbs that both translate the same into English, yet are used for different things, there is always going to be confusion but there is one quick rule that you should learn that will help you decide which verb to use in the battle of ser vs estar, or, as I like to call it… ‘to be or not to be‘.

The rule is that unless you are describing location or, a temporary state or condition, the verb ser is pretty much always used, if you are still a little confused here are full and detailed explanations of what both ser and estar are used for and when:

When Ser should be used…

When used with adjectives to describe characteristics:

• El coche es gris. – The car is grey.
• Soy feliz. – I am happy by nature.
• Las niñas son malas. – The girls are bad.
• La sopa es calor. – The soup is hot

When indicating origin, identity or nature: For example, occupation, what something is made from, where someone come from or lives and religious identity or ethnicity.

• Soy de Gales. – I am from Wales.
• Soy un mecánico. – I am a mechanic.
• Soy Juan – I am Juan
• La corbata es seda. – The tie is made of silk.
• Mi tío es un católico bueno. – My uncle is a good catholic.
• Su hermano es más joven – Her brother is younger.
• My father is very intelligent. – My father is very intelligent.

When one wishes to indicate possession or ownership, both in a literal sense or as a figuratively speaking:

• El perro es mío. – The dog is mine.
• Este coche es el suyo.- This car is his.
• Este año es de Barcelona. – This year belongs to Barcelona.

Ser is also used along with past participles to form the passive voice although the passive voice is used much less frequently than it is in English:

• La canción fue oída. – The song was heard.
• Estas cucharas son utilizadas para comer. – These spoons are used for eating.
• El hombre fue atacado en su propia casa. – The man was attacked in his own home.

When telling the time:

• Es la una. – It is 1 o’clock
• Son las treis. – It is 3 o’clock.

When explaining where an event takes place: This should not be confused with describing location which is when estar is used.

• El carnaval es en el centro urbano. – The carnival is in the town center.
• La fiesta será en el ayuntamiento. – The party will be in the town hall

In impersonal statements:

• Es muy importante. – It is very important.
• Es su decisión. – It’s your decision.
• Fue difícil. – It was difficult.
• Es sorprendente. – It is surprising.

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When Estar should be used…

When indicating a temporary state or condition:

• Estoy enfermo. – I am sick
• Está muy feliz. – He is very happy

When indicating location, not of an event as ser is used for this.:

• Mi hermano está en Nueva York. – My brother is in New York
• Estamos en casa. – We are at home.

When indicating suitability:

• La camiseta te está grande. – The tee-shirt is large for you.
• Esta manzana está deliciosa. – This apple tastes good

Hopefully, this explanation should help you when deciding which of the two, ‘to be’, verbs to use and clearly show the difference between ser and estar but if you are also struggling with learning the conjugation of both verbs then you should consider using a verb conjugation training program to help you overcome your difficulties and there is no better tool to help you do this than the verbarrator and you will be able to make an informed decision on this by reading my verbarrator review.

For more about the differences between ser and estar read my post ‘ Why the Spanish Verb Ser is So Important ‘

Why the Spanish Verb Ser is So Important

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There are few verbs in Spanish that are as important as ser; estar, also meaning ‘to be’, tener ‘to have’ and haber, also meaning ‘to have’ , but used extensively as an auxiliary verb in the Perfect tenses, to name but three.

However, it is with the use and conjugation of the Spanish verb ser that most students start. Ser is a difficult verb to start learning as it has many irregular forms in many of it’s tenses, but before looking at these irregularities it would be best to know when ser should be used.

In English we take the the verb ‘to be’ pretty much for granted as most of us learned how to conjugate it at such an early age that many of us probably can’t recall ever learning it, but unlike English, Spanish has two verbs meaning ‘to be’, ser and estar as mentioned previously, and these verbs are both used at different times; here though we shall only concentrate on Ser.

The Spanish verb Ser is used to describe:

• Identity: Soy Danny – I am Danny
• Possession: El Coche es de Danny – The car is Danny’s
• Origin: Mis amigos son de Barcelona – My friends are from Barcelona
• Nationality: Son ingleses – They are English
• Occupation: El padre de Melanie es arquitecto – Melanie’s father is an architect
• Material of which something is made: La casa es de oro – The house is made of gold
• Inherent Characteristics: Juan es muy corto – Juan is very short
• Expressions of time: Son las seis – It is six o’clock, Mañana es lunes – Tomorrow is Monday
• Impersonal Expressions: Es mejor esperar – It is better to wait, Es difícil contestar – It is difficult to answer

If you wanted to express location, whether it is temporary or permanent, then estar would be used, for example:

• Madrid está en España – Madrid is in Spain
• Estoy en la cocina – I am in the kitchen.

Estar would also be used when describing temporary states or conditions such as:

• Estoy enfermo – I am sick

Other than for the two uses above, ser is always used.

Ser is irregular in the following indicative tenses; present, imperfect and preterite as well as having an irregular present and past participle. It is also irregular in the following subjunctive tenses; present, imperfect and future, and finally ser is also irregular in the imperative.

As you can see there is quite a bit of ground to cover when learning the Spanish verb ser, I would advise downloading the free conjugation sheet from this location http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ser.html and to sign up for the free verb conjugation book above.

However, if you are really struggling then you should check out my verbarrator review, it is a fantastic tool that will benefit you greatly when learning Spanish verb conjugation.

For another informative read, why not check out my previous post on Spanish Verb Tenses.

Spanish Verb Tenses Explained!

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Spanish Verb Tenses Explained

Spanish verb conjugation is often referred to as the most difficult aspect of learning Spanish as conjugation can be very complex and highly irregular in some cases. What often gets overlooked are the Spanish verb tensesthemselves which is surprising as it is very important to understand when a tense is used, how it is used and when it is used.

Many students who have attacked the conjugation of Spanish verbs have done so without fully knowing about the various Spanish verb tenses they are conjugating in, this in itself, will not affect their ability to master verb conjugation but it does affect how they use their new skill. Hopefully the short glossary below will help to provide some necessary information about Spanish verb tenses:

Compound:
Compound tenses are the group of tenses that consist of more than one element. In the Spanish language, compound tenses are formed by using the auxiliary verb and the past participle, for example: ha contestado which means, ‘he has answered‘.

Past Participle:
The past participle is the form of a verb that indicates a past or completed action or time and is used after the auxiliary verb ‘to have‘ in English and ‘haber‘ in Spanish, for example: abierto - ‘opened‘ in he abierto – ‘I have opened‘

Subjunctive:
The subjunctive is not a tense, as many students believe, but a mood. Although it exists in English it goes almost unoticed as it almost always takes the same form as the indicative. However, in Spanish, it is widely used when expressing doubt, how a person feels about a possibe action, feelings, and a wish,ntent or command for a possible action.

Indicative:
As with the subjunctive the indicative is a mood. It is the most widely used mood and is used in ordinary, typical speech when making statements as in hablo - ‘I speak‘,  ha venido – ‘he has come‘, estoy probando – ‘I am trying‘

Present:
The present tense is where pretty much every student begins and for good reason, it is the most commonly used tense and is used to express an action that is currently being undertaken. hablo ‘I speak‘ or, ‘I am speaking‘

Imperfect:
One of two simple past tenses in Spanish. The imperative is used to express a past action that has not been completed, that occured frequently or that took place over an indefinite period of time eg. decía - ‘I was saying‘

Preterite:
The other simple past tense used to  express an action in the past which has been completed or occured over a definite period of time, eg; dije – ‘I said‘

Perfect:
Another past tense used to describe a completed past action. It comprises the auxiliary verb haber and the past participle, eg he visto – ‘I have seen‘

Pluperfect:
A past tense used to describe an action occurring in the past before another past action and is formed using the imperfect of haber and the past participle: había ido antes de que llegué – ‘he had gone before I arrived‘

Future:
One of the simpler tenses to understand, the future refers to an action that hasn’t happened yet but is expected: abriré mañana -  ‘I will open tomorrow‘

Present Participle or ‘Gerund’:
Not used too much apart from when attached to the verb estar - ‘to be‘ in the present continuous tense. It is the equivalent of the English verb form that ends in -ing for example; escribiendo ‘writing‘.

Present Continuous:
This tense is only used to describe actions that are actually taking place at the time of use, and is formed by using the present tense of the verb estar and the present participle: estoy escribiendo ‘I am writing‘

Conditional:
The conditional tense does not refer to a particular period of time unlike the past, present and future tenses but instead it is used, as it’s name suggests, when a condition is involved but in Spanish it is often linked to the future tense hence why it is known both as el condicional and el futuro hipotético (the hypothetical future).

In English the conditional would be formed by using the auxiliary verb would…for example: ‘I would wash if I were dirty‘, but in Spanish it is rendered by a single verb form, eg; cerraría ‘I would close‘

Imperative:
The imperative is a tense that is used when giving orders or suggestions..¡Escribe! - Write!

That should help you for the time being, however, should you need further information about any of the tenses above use the search facility at the top of this page and I am sure there will be a post on this blog somewhere that will be more than helpful.

However, if you are struggling with Spanish verb conjugation may I suggest checking out my verbarrator review. It’s a fantastic verb training program as my review explains and should you decide that it’s just what you need I’ll throw in my verb conjugation book called ‘2000+Spanish Irregular verbs‘ selling for $16 for FREE!

If you would like to read another post why not check out my previous post entitled 1001 Spanish Verbs it’s not quite as straightforward as it sounds!

1001 Spanish Verbs

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1001 Spanish Verbs

1001 Spanish verbs was a program that you could download to your PC relatively cheaply and it provided the full conjugation for each of those verbs in the 12 most important tenses used in the Spanish language. Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to find this program for the PC nowadays and it now seems to be available for downloads to mobile phones only.

However, the question you should be asking is whether or not you actually need a program, or book, that provides the full conjugation for that number of verbs?

The simple answer to this question is ‘no’ and here is an explanation of why the answer is a negative. As you are no doubt aware, there are many thousands of regular verbs in Spanish, and these verbs fall into three groups. These three groups are comprised of verbs that end in either, -ar, -er or -ir.

Regular verbs are so-called because they follow exactly the same Spanish verb conjugation pattern as other verbs that use the same ending, this means you would only really need a full list of regular verbs and a single full conjugation sheet for each verb group in order to find the necessary form.

The only problem with Spanish, as with many other languages, are the high numbers of irregular Spanish verbs that there are…over 2000 to be precise! This, in itself, is enough to panic a Spanish language student especially as learning the conjugations of irregular Spanish verbs is considered the most difficult task when learning the language.

Two thousand seems an awfully large number of verbs with irregularities to learn and if you had to learn each one it would be, without a doubt, but when you consider first of all, that many of these verbs will be very rarely used, if at all, and secondly that these 2000 plus verbs can be further broken down into 66 or so different types of irregular patterns and the task appears much more doable!

So to recap…3 regular conjugation patterns and 66 irregular conjugation patterns, that is 69 different formations if my calculator is correct which is a long way from the 1001 Spanish verbs in the title. This being the case all you would need are the conjugation patterns for these 69 and lists containing regular -ar,-er and -ir verbs and irregular verbs for each irregularity.

The biggest problem that faces most, if not all, students of Spanish is that of actually learning verbs and how they are conjugated. Having all the verb sheets you need is great but unless you have an effective method of learning them you will still struggle. For years the only way to learn verbs was to recite and recite some more until you had memorized them…very tedious and boring, not to mention time consuming!

Well this has all changed with a revolutionary new software program that not only focuses the mind on specific problem areas but does so without the student ever becoming bored and the results are fast too with many users reporting excellent results. This revolutionary verb training software is called verbarrator and it demotes verb books and other verb programs to being only needed as reference tools.

If you would like to know more about how the verbarrator is revolutionizing verb study check out my detailed and honest review here and should you then decide that the program is exactly what you need and decide to purchase, you would be wise to do so from my site rather than from anywhere else. This is because you will also receive a copy of my book ‘2000+ Spanish Irregular Verbs‘ completely free which normally costs $16! (You can also check out the ‘only slightly biased’ review of this book on my site using the link above!)

For further reading why not read my post about why the Spanish verb haber is the most important verb in the Spanish language.

The Spanish Verb Haber, the Most Important Spanish Verb

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Spanish Verb Haber

As you are no doubt aware, Spanish verbs are probably the hardest and the most complicated parts of the Spanish language to learn. There are three main Spanish verb groups, the -ar, -er and -ir verb groups. Every verb is conjugated and has multiple endings that will each alter the verb to indicate who is performing the action, these endings will also change depending on when an action happens, this is called tense. As if these changes were not difficult enough there are a large number of irregular verbs that have specific verb patterns, some completely unique, that must also be learnt and most of these are used regularly.

The complexities of Spanish tenses is what causes many issues and it is hardly surprising considering that there are 16 of them, each conjugated differently. These 16 tenses are broken down into two groups of 8 called simple tenses and perfect or ‘compound’ tenses and it is these compound tenses that use a certain verb that many people, including myself, believe to be the most important verb in the Spanish language.

In Spanish there are four main types of verb; the regular, irregular, reflexive and auxiliary verbs and there is one  specific auxiliary verb that is used more than any other verb in Spanish and that verb is haber which is translated as ‘to have‘.

Obtaining a good working knowledge and fully understanding how haber is conjugated is vital as it makes it possible to use verbs much more extensively, this is because haber is used, along with past participles, in every compound tense of every verb.

The compound tenses are tenses that describe a task that has been completed, for example:

• I have been;
• I had been;
• I was;
• I will have been and,
• I would have been,

are all compound, or perfect, tenses that use haber as an auxiliary verb.

Both the English and Spanish languages use an auxiliary verb in the same way when using the perfect tenses, both languages use an auxilary verb followed by the past participle (el participio in Spanish).

In English, the past participle is typically formed by adding -ed to the end of verbs; the Spanish participle however, which has origins related to the English participle, is typically formed by adding -ado for -ar verbs, and -ido for -er and -ir verbs.

The verb tense, in the perfect tenses, is decided by which simple tense of haber is being used: for example if we said: ‘I have eaten’ and ‘I will have eaten’ the only way to distinguish between the two would be the tense of the auxiliary verb being used; ‘I have eaten’ = he comido and ‘I will have eaten’ = habré comido.

It isn’t feasible to show the complete conjugation of haber for each and every tense in Spanish as there are so many but the example below shows how haber is used, in conjunction with a past participle, in this case the past participle of the verb andar, meaning ‘to walk’, in the first person singular for each of the perfect tenses:

Indicative Tenses

• Present Perfect             he andado I have walked
• Pluperfect                       había andado I had walked
• Past Perfect                    hube andado I walked
• Future Perfect               habré andado I will have walked
• Conditional Perfect     habría andado I would have walked

Subjunctive

• Present Perfect         haya andado I have walked
• Pluperfect                   hubiera or hubiese andado I had walked
• Future Perfect           hubiera andado I will have walked

So there you have it, the Spanish verb haber, is the most used verb in Spanish and as such rightfully earns the honor of being the most important as well. Obviously, the use of a full conjugation sheet for the verb haber would make the use of this auxiliary verb a great deal easier to understand and you can download or print off such a sheet here http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/haber.html

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Haber is a difficult verb to learn and a verb training program will help you master it quickly. For the very best in verb training software I suggest you check out my review of the Verbarrator here. Or if you would like some further reading check out my last post about using the Spanish Future Tense.