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hubo un

there was a

→ haber
phrase Uncommon #20,054
there was a Used to say that something existed or happened in the past; hubo does not change to agree with the noun that follows.
SP: Hubo un problema con el tren.
EN: There was a problem with the train.

Luego hubo un primo suyo, un hombre llamado Favell.

Then there was a cousin of his, a man named Favell.

— Rebeca (1940)

Hubo un silencio.

There was silence.

Hubo un tiroteo esta mañana.

There was a shooting this morning.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Hubo un cambio de planes.

There was a change of plans.

Hubo un sector del público que silbó a Tom.

There was a section of the audience that booed Tom.

Hubo un obstáculo.

There was an obstacle.

Hoy hubo un acontecimiento de lo más curioso.

Today there was a most curious event.

Hubo un desafortunado incidente en casa.

There was an unfortunate incident at home.

Recuerden que hubo un homicidio.

Remember that there was a homicide.

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

Hubo un mucho público en el recital de piano de anoche.

There was a large audience at last night's piano recital.

Pero sólo hubo un único héroe real para mí.

But there was only one real hero for me.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Hace mucho tiempo, hubo un joven hombre.

A long time ago, there was a young man.

Hubo un silencio elocuente.

There was an eloquent silence.

Hubo un fuego en esta ciudad anoche.

There was a fire in this city last night.

Hubo un naufragio anoche.

There was a shipwreck last night.

Hubo un momento en que a usted se le cayeron las lágrimas.

There was a moment when you shed tears.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Hubo un silencio incómodo cuando él apareció.

There was an awkward silence when he appeared.

Hubo un tiroteo en la casa.

There was a shooting at the house.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)