habido

been

a ˈb i d o → haber
hab to exist, to be (there) + ido Past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #26,924
been In expressions like ha habido, means “there has been” or “there have been.”
SP: Ha habido un cambio de planes.
EN: There has been a change of plans.
Conjugation of haber
Past
habido

Si no hubieran salido de la escuela, no habría habido incendio.

If they hadn’t left the school, there wouldn’t have been a fire.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Debe haber habido un accidente más adelante.

There must have been an accident further on.

Posiblemente pueda haber habido un malentendido.

There may have been a misunderstanding.

Puede haber habido un malentendido.

There may have been a misunderstanding.

Pero fue como si hubiese habido una cuerda invisible entre nosotros.

But it was as if there had been an invisible rope between us.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Debe haber habido un error.

There must have been a mistake.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

Si hubiera habido un hijo, con gusto me habría casado.

If there had been a child, I would have gladly married him.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Últimamente ha habido mucho debate sobre la arquitectura de la nueva escuela.

There has been much debate lately about the architecture of the new school.

Tiene que haber habido mucho público en el concierto.

There must have been a large audience at the concert.

Borea estaba convencida de que había habido un engaño.

Borea was convinced that there had been a deception.

¿Habrá habido un accidente?

Could there have been an accident?

— Un Taxista (2017)

Debe haber habido una razón.

There must have been a reason.

Pero no creo que haya habido ninguna violación.

But I don't believe there was any violation.

— Bugonia (2025)

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