Verbo have en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to have significa «tener/haber» en español. Es un verbo irregular, lo que significa que sus formas de pasado simple y participio pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed y deben memorizarse. Es uno de los verbos más importantes del inglés. Se usa para expresar posesión (I have a car), como auxiliar del present perfect (I have eaten) y en expresiones idiomáticas (have a good time).
Conjugación de have en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have |
| you | have |
| he/she/it | has |
| we | have |
| they | have |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am having |
| you | are having |
| he/she/it | is having |
| we | are having |
| they | are having |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have had |
| you | have had |
| he/she/it | has had |
| we | have had |
| they | have had |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had |
| you | had |
| he/she/it | had |
| we | had |
| they | had |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was having |
| you | were having |
| he/she/it | was having |
| we | were having |
| they | were having |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had had |
| you | had had |
| he/she/it | had had |
| we | had had |
| they | had had |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have |
| you | will have |
| he/she/it | will have |
| we | will have |
| they | will have |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have had |
| you | will have had |
| he/she/it | will have had |
| we | will have had |
| they | will have had |
Conjugación de have en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have |
| you | would have |
| he/she/it | would have |
| we | would have |
| they | would have |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have had |
| you | would have had |
| he/she/it | would have had |
| we | would have had |
| they | would have had |
Conjugación de have en imperativo
Conjugación de have en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | having |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | had |
Ejemplos
I have a car.
Tengo un coche.
She has two brothers.
Ella tiene dos hermanos.
We have breakfast at eight.
Desayunamos a las ocho.
I had a great time.
Lo pasé muy bien.
I have finished my homework.
He terminado mis deberes.
Do you have any questions?
¿Tienes alguna pregunta?
I have to go now.
Tengo que irme ahora.
She has been working all day.
Ella ha estado trabajando todo el día.
Have a nice day!
¡Que tengas un buen día!
They have known each other for years.
Se conocen desde hace años.
Expresiones
have a blast
pasarlo genial
have cold feet
acobardarse / tener miedo
have a chip on your shoulder
estar resentido
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He have en vez de He haves
Correcto: He/She/It has
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Regularizar el pasado: haveed en vez de had
Correcto: Past simple: had — Past participle: had
«have» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You have? en vez de Do you have?
Correcto: Do you have? / Does he/she have?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I have vs I am having
Correcto: Hábito/general → I have | Ahora mismo → I am having
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Sinónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I have | yo tengo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she has | él/ella tiene |
| Present continuous | I am having | yo estoy teniendo |
| Past simple | I had | yo tuve |
| Present perfect | I have had | yo he tenido |
| Future simple | I will have | yo tendré |
| Negative | I don't have | yo no tengo |
| Question | Do you have? | ¿tú tienes? |