Is there a problem?
¿Hay un problema?
Yes, there is a problem.
Yes, there are problems.
No, there are no problems.
Sí, hubo un accidente. (Preterite tense--completed action)
Sí, había un problema. (Imperfect tense--on-going situation)
Sí, había problemas.
No, no había problemas.
Yes, there was an accident.
Yes, there was a problem.
Yes, there were problems.
No, there were no problems.
Sí, hay un problema. (singular)
Sí, hay problemas. (plural)
No, no hay problemas.
Was there a problem?
¿Había un problema?
Preterite - Imperfect Tenses
Present Tense
THERE IS/THERE ARE - HAY
It is necessary – Hay que
It is necessary to study.
It is necessary to study.
Hay que estudiar.
Es necesario estudiar.
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GRAMMAR
The word,
hay
, is translated the same
for both singular or plural words.
There is a problem. Hay un problema.
There are problems. Hay problemas.
Nunca voy a las fiestas.
No me gusta ir a las
fiestas ni reuniones.
No me gustan las
vacaciones tampoco.
No me gusta hacer nada.
Nadie está bailando.
Ninguna de las personas
está bailando.
I never go to parties.
I don’t like to go to parties
nor get-togethers.
I don’t like vacations
either.
I don’t like to do anything.
Nobody is dancing.
None of the people are
dancing.
NEGATIVES - NEGATIVOS
Sentences
GRAMÁTICA
Se traduce la palabra
hay
lo mismo
para las palabras tanto singulares o
plurales.
There is a problem. Hay un problema.
There are problems. Hay problemas.
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(See page 240.)
(Vea la página 240.)
THIS/THAT - THERE IS/ARE - NEGATIVES
ESTE/ESTO – HAY
–
NEGATIVOS
never
never, ever
no
no one
nobody
(not anyone)
none
nor
not either
nothing
nunca
jamás
no
ninguno
nadie
ninguno-a
ningunos-as
ni
tampoco
nada
E
F
F
See CONVERSATIONS, p. 146
See PRONUNCIATION, p. 277
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