Había vs. Hay

Dhruv L.B1Kwiziq community member

In terms of usage, can había considered to be the the past tense of hay? Había =There was' vs. Hay = 'there is'?

Asked 4 years ago

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Dhruv,

Yes, "había" is the imperfect tense of "haber" (There was). But there is another "there was", "hubo".

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Saludos,

Inma

Like24 years ago

In terms of usage, can había considered to be the the past tense of hay? Había =There was' vs. Hay = 'there is'?

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