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él habia

there was; there were, there was, there were

→ haber
hab to have (auxiliary), there is/there are + ia yo/he/she/usted imperfect
auxiliary · third · pluperfect indicative Rare #40,160
there was; there were Non-accented spelling sometimes seen in informal writing; the standard spelling is "había" (imperfect of "haber"), used impersonally to express existence ("there was/there were").
SP: En la plaza habia muchas personas.
EN: There were many people in the square.
Conjugation of haber
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Second habías —
Third — habían
habia

Nunca habia estado enamorado.

I had never been in love.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Por la mañana se sentía muy cansado aunque habia estado durmiendo.

In the morning he felt very tired even though he had been sleeping.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Habia sido tomada.

It had been taken.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Nunca habia visto nada tan hermoso en mi vida.

I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life.

Señor, la señora Piku habia dicho..

Sir, Mrs. Piku had said...

— Piku (2015)

Yo pensé que usted habia decidido quedarse.

I thought you had decided to stay.

verb · imperfect indicative Rare #47,945
there was, there were Imperfect tense of "haber" used impersonally to say something existed in the past.
SP: En la calle habia mucha gente.
EN: There were a lot of people on the street.
Conjugation of haber
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First había —
Third había —
habia

Sólo habia una forma de estar seguro.

There was only one way to be sure.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Habia un rayo azul que bajo desde el cielo.

There was a blue ray that came down from the sky.

Pero no habia mentira alguna que pudiera salvar a Satine.

But there was no lie that could save Satine.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Habia un problema.

There was a problem.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)