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HABER has imperative

Some Spanish verbs, called verbos defectivos, are conjugated only in certain persons and tenses (their remaining verbal forms do not exist as such).

Some Spanish verbs, called verbos defectivos, are conjugated only in certain persons and tenses (their remaining verbal forms do not exist as such). This is why a question may arise about whether HABER has imperative forms or not. The truth is that it does – although they are not used, since in themselves they do not possess lexical meaning, they mean nothing. That is, the imperative tense of HABER ('to have, to exist' [impersonal form]) is not used at all – I cannot command something to have/exist. We give commands to people, but not to inanimate objects. And so, here are the forms in Imperative of this verb:

HE tú
HABED Vosotros
HAYA Usted
HAYAN Ustedes

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