haber/estar – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose between hay or está to complete the sentences.

  1. El piloto del avión en la cabina. location → estar
    the verb estar can be used before a preposition of place (en)    The pilot of the plane is in the cockpit.
  2. En la sala de espera del médico treinta personas. there are → hay
    the verb haber can be followed directly by a number (treinta)    There are 30 people in the doctor’s waiting room.
  3. Todo mi dinero en el banco. location → estar
    the verb estar can be used before a preposition of place (en)    All my money is in the bank.
  4. ¿ algún cajero cerca? is there? → hay
    the verb haber can be used before a quantifer (algún)    Is there a cash machine nearby?
  5. ¿Dónde mi coche? location → estar
    the verb estar can be used before a possessive (mi)    Where is my car?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of haber or estar.

  1. Aquí no   nadie. there is → haber
    the verb haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hay    There’s no one here.
  2. Los artistas todavía no   en el escenario. location → estar
    the verb estar can come before a preposition of place (en)
    estar is conjugated to agree with the subject: los artistas = 3rd person plural → están    The artists aren’t on stage yet.
  3. En esta calle no   panaderías. there are → haber
    the verb haber can come before plural nouns with no article (panaderías)
    haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hay    There are no bakeries on this street.
  4. En mi casa no   calefacción. there is → haber
    the verb haber can come before uncountable nouns (calefacción)
    haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hay    There is no heating in my house.
  5. La comida ya   sobre la mesa. location → estar
    the verb estar can come before a preposition of place (sobre)
    estar is conjugated to agree with the subject: la comida = 3rd person singular → está    The food is already on the table.

Complete the text with the correct form of haber or estar.

¡Comienza el banquete! En el salón   120 invitados. Todos   ya en sus mesas. 1. there are → haber
haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hay
2. location (en sus mesas) → estar
estar is conjugated to match the subject: todos = 3rd person plural → estánThe wedding breakfast is starting! There are 120 guests in the hall. Everyone is already at their tables.
  música de fondo y todos los camareros del catering   en sus puestos. 1. there is → haber
haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hay
2. location (en sus puestos) → estar
estar is conjugated to match the subject: los camareros = 3rd person plural → estánThere is background music and all the caterers are at their places.
La decoración es preciosa.   jarrones con flores en todas las mesas y decenas de alfombras cubren el suelo. there are → haber
haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hayThe decorations are beautiful. There are vases of flowers on all the tables and dozens of rugs cover the floor.
También   unos tapices preciosos decorando las paredes. there are → haber
haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hayThere are also beautiful tapestries decorating the walls.
Se nota que   mucha expectación en el ambiente. there is → haber
haber is impersonal and always appears in the 3rd person singular → hayYou can tell there’s a lot of anticipation in the air.
Mis hermanas y yo   muy cerca de la puerta, así que seremos las primeras en ver a la pareja recién casada hacer su entrada triunfal. location (muy cerca de la puerta) → estar
estar is conjugated to match the subject: mis hermanas y yo = 1st person plural → estamosMy sisters and I are very close to the door, so we will be the first ones to see the newly married couple make their triumphant entrance.