Verbs – Haber (to have) conditional / subjunctive

Summary of contents – Lesson 12

1-     Looking at how ‘haber’ is used with the present subjunctive tense. Formation rules and in what situations it may be used.

2-     Looking at how ‘haber’ is used with the past subjunctive tense and with ‘if statements’.

3-     How and when ‘haber’ is used with the conditional tense (would have). Conjugation patterns.

4-     How and when ‘haber’ is used with ‘could’ and ‘should’.  Conjugation patterns.

5-     Deciding which tense to use with ‘haber’, the conditional or the subjunctive!

Aims of the lesson

1-     Understanding how the verb ‘haber’ is used to express or talk about certain situations that occur both in the conditional and subjunctive tenses.

2-     Being able to correctly form sentences in the conditional and subjunctive tenses when using ‘haber’. Understanding when ‘haber’ should be used in its base form and when stem and ending changes occur.

3-     Knowing how to correctly conjugate the verb ‘haber’ in the present and past subjunctive tenses and the conditional tenses with would, could and should. Recognising formation patterns.

4-     Understanding how the conditional and subjunctive tenses are used in comparison to how they may be used in English.

5-     Knowing in what situations the conditional and subjunctive tenses with ‘haber’ may be used to express the same meaning.

6-     An appreciation of the formation rules that are sometimes used with ‘haber’ and the past subjunctive tense in older style Spanish texts.