Conjugate haber in the present subjunctive in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

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Last updated: 2024-10-18

Haber has an irregular stem hay- in El Presente de Subjuntivo,but the endings are regular.

Conjugation of haber in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish

yo	haya
tú	hayas
él / ella / Ud.	haya
nosotros	hayamos
vosotros	hayáis
ellos / ellas / Uds.	hayan

Note that in El Presente de Subjuntivo, only the impersonal third person form haya is ever used on its own.

See and listen to these examples:

Ojalá haya una buena fiesta esta noche.I hope that tonight there will be a good party.

No creo que nunca haya una boda tan magnífica como la vuestra.I don't believe there's ever been such a wonderful wedding as yours.

Es esencial que haya un acuerdo entre ellos.It is essential that they come to an agreement.

Quiero que haya un buen presidente en el país.I want to have a good president in the country.

No opino que haya un buen sistema educativo aquí.I don't think there is a good educational system here.

Deseo que no haya ningún problema con tu presentación.I hope that you won't have any problem with your presentation.

The full set of six forms is used with past participles of another verb to form another tense: the Pretérito Perfecto Subjuntivo. For example

Espero que el chico haya comido bien.I hope that the boy has eaten well.

Read more about El Pretérito Perfecto Subjuntivo.

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