This document discusses the verb form "hay" in Spanish and its two meanings - "there is" and "there are". It provides examples of using hay in sentences to indicate both singular and plural subjects. The document also explains that hay takes on the meanings of "is there" and "are there" when used in questions, and can be used to answer questions by saying "si, si hay" or "no, no hay".
Un repaso general de nociones básicas de gramática relativas a los verbos. Destinada a alumnos hispanohablantes que necesitan conceptos y vocabulario de gramática en español
Active voice: A verb is in the Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something; or, in other words, is the doer of the action.
Passive Voice: A verb is in the Passive Voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject.
Rules (Active to Passive)
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be objec
Un repaso general de nociones básicas de gramática relativas a los verbos. Destinada a alumnos hispanohablantes que necesitan conceptos y vocabulario de gramática en español
Active voice: A verb is in the Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something; or, in other words, is the doer of the action.
Passive Voice: A verb is in the Passive Voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject.
Rules (Active to Passive)
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be object
Object will be subject
‘be’ verb
Verb (p.p)
Appropriate Preposition
Subject will be objec
1. Verb form of “hay”
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2. The verb form "hay" has two meanings:
there is
there are
Examples:
Hay muchoslibros en la biblioteca.
There are many books in the library.
Hay un libroencima de la mesa.
There is a book on the table.
3. Másejemplos:
Hay dos baños en mi casa.
There are two baths in my house.
Hay cuatroocéanos en el mundo.
There are 4 oceans in the world.
Hay un libroyunapluma en la mesa.
There is one book and one pen on the table.
or:
There is a book and a pen on the table.
4. When used in questions, "hay" has two different
meanings:
Is there?
Are there?
Ejemplos:
¿Hay un hotel en el centro?
Is there a hotel downtown?
¿Hay algunoslibrosporaquí?
Are there any books around here?
5. Másejemplos:
¿Hay muchosestudiantes en la clase?
Are there lots of students in the class?
¿Hay cuatrosillas en el cuarto?
Are there 4 chairs in the room?
¿Hay unachicao dos?
Is there one girl or two?
6. The verb form "hay" can also be used to answer
questions.
¿Hay un hotel en el centro?
Is there a hotel downtown?
Sí. Sí hay.
Yes. Yes there is.
¿Hay algunoslibrosporaquí?
Are there any books around here?
No. No hay.
No. No there aren't.