{"id":4437,"date":"2023-05-09T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escuela-hablamos.com\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:14:57","slug":"haber-vs-estar-when-do-we-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escuela-hablamos.com\/ja\/haber-vs-estar-when-do-we-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Haber vs Estar – When do we use them?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ll need to be able to use them in a variety of situations and contexts if you want to speak Spanish fluently<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Both of these verbs are incredibly important when it comes to learning Spanish<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/b> You\u2019ll need to be able to use them in a variety of situations and contexts if you want to speak Spanish<\/b> fluently. Both haber <\/b>and estar<\/b> can be used to mean to be<\/i><\/b> in some circumstances. Actually, estar<\/b> directly translates as to be<\/i><\/b> <\/i>whereas haber<\/b> is an auxiliary verb<\/b> used in a variety of expressions which would take either to be<\/i><\/b>, to have, <\/i><\/b>or there is\/are<\/i><\/b> in English. Confused? Well, you won\u2019t be after you\u2019ve read our handy guide to help understand the differences!<\/p>\n

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Which one do I need?<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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To put it in simple terms, both of the verbs we are looking at in this blog are used to talk about the presence of someone or something. <\/b>However, the verb estar<\/b> is used to indicate the ubicaci\u00f3n <\/b>(<\/i>location<\/i><\/b>)<\/i> while haber <\/b>is used to show the presencia <\/b>(<\/i>presence<\/i><\/b>)<\/i> of the person or object. Look at these examples:<\/p>\n

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Hay un perro en la calle \u2013 There is a dog in the street<\/i><\/td>\nEl perro est\u00e1 en la calle \u2013 The dog is in the street<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hab\u00eda dos ladrones en mi casa anoche \u2013 There were two thieves in my house last night<\/td>\nLos dos ladrones estaban en mi casa anoche \u2013 The two thieves were in my house last night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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See what we mean? The verb haber<\/b> is simply telling us about the existence<\/b> of the dog and the thieves, whereas the verb estar<\/b> is telling us the location <\/b>of the dog and the thieves.<\/p>\n

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Estar \u2013 some ejemplos (examples)<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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If you\u2019ve read one of our other blogs<\/span><\/a> on the verbs estar<\/b> and ser<\/b>, you\u2019ll recognise some of the following information.<\/p>\n