There be

Utilizamos there + be para hablar sobre la existencia de algo. El sujeto real se sitúa después del
verbo.

There is a pencil. (Hay un lápiz.)

There + be se puede expresar en todos los tiempos verbales. Fíjate que algunos tiempos tienen
diferente conjugación para el singular y el plural.

there is (presente singular)

there are (presente plural)
Tabla de los tiempos verbales con there + be:

Tiempos Singular Plural Significado

 present There is There are hay

 past There was There were había, hubo

 present perfect There has been There have been ha habido

past perfect There had been There had been había o hubo habido

 future There will be There will be habrá

 future perfect There will have been There will have been habrá habido

 Going to There is going to be There are going to be va a haber

Going to II There was going to be There were going to be iba a haber

 conditional I There would be there would be habría

conditional II There would have been There would have been habría habido

Modal Can There can be There can be puede haber

Modal Could There could be There could be podría / pudo haber

Modal May There may be There may be puede haber

Modal Might There might be There might be podría haber

Modal Should There should be There should be debería haber

Modal Must There must There must debe haber

Modal Have to There has to be There have to be tiene que haber

Modal Had to There had to be There had to be tuvo / tenía que haber

Modal Could II There could have been There could have been Podría / pudo haber habido

Modal Might II There might have been There might have been Podría haber habido

Modal Should II There should have been There should have been Debería haber habido

Modal Must II There must have been There must have been Debe haber habido

Modal Have II There has to have been There have to have been Tiene que haber habido

Tenía/tuvo que haber

Modal Had II There had to have been There had to have been
habido

Ejemplos con todos los tiempos verbales:

Tiempos verbales Ejemplo con there

present There is a party. (Hay una fiesta)

past There was a party (Había una fiesta)

present perfect There has been a party. (Ha habido una fiesta)

past perfect There had been a party. (Había habido una fiesta)

future There will be a party. (Habrá una fiesta)

future perfect There will have been a party. (Habrá habido una fiesta)

Going to There is going to be a party. (Va a haber una fiesta)

Going to II There was going to be a party. (Iba a haber una fiesta)

Conditional I There would be a party. (Habría una fiesta)

Conditional II There would have been a party. (Habría habido una fiesta)

Modal Can There can be a party. (Puede haber una fiesta)

Modal Could There could be a party. (Podría haber una fiesta)

Modal May There may be a party. (Puede haber una fiesta)

Modal Might There might be a party. (Podría haber una fiesta)

Modal Should There should be a party. (Debería haber una fieista)

Modal Must There must be a party. (Debe haber una fiesta)

Modal Have to There has to be a party. (Tiene que haber una fiesta)

Modal Had to There had to be a party. (Tenía que haber una fiesta)

Modal Could II There could have been a party. (Pudo haber habido una fiesta)

Modal Might II There might have been a party. (Podría haber habido una fiesta)

Modal Should II There should have been a party. (Debería haber habido una fiesta)

Modal Must II There must have been a party. (Debe haber habido una fiesta)

Modal Have II There has to have been a party. (Tiene que haber habido una fiesta)

Modal Had II There had to have been a party. (Tenía que haber habido una fiesta)