What is the future of haber in Spanish?

Habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán. Irregular stem habr- (drop e from hab-er) + regular future endings. Habrá una fiesta = There will be a party.

What does habrá mean?

Habrá means there will be (impersonal, both singular and plural). It's the future equivalent of hay. Habrá una reunión = There will be a meeting. Habrá problemas = There will be problems.

What is the future perfect in Spanish?

Future perfect = haber in the future + past participle. Describes actions completed before a future point. Habré terminado = I'll have finished. Para mañana habrás aprendido = By tomorrow you'll have learned.

Can habrá express probability?

Yes. Future haber expresses present probability: Habrá unos veinte = There must be about twenty. Habrá pasado algo = Something must have happened. Common in conversational Spanish for conjecture.

How can I master the future of haber?

Habrá (impersonal there will be) is the most common form by far. Drill it first, then learn the personal forms for the future perfect (habré comido, habrás llegado). Parrot's videos surface habrá and the future perfect in natural speech.

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Future of Haber: Habré, Habrás, Habrá, Conjugation and Use

Written by Sofia Ramirez, Lead Spanish Curriculum Editor · Reviewed May 2026

The future of haber uses the irregular stem habr-: habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán. Drop e from infinitive (hab-er → habr-). Most common form is habrá (there will be).

Habrá una fiesta el sábado.

There will be a party on Saturday.

What it is

The future of haber uses the irregular stem habr-: habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán. Hab-er drops its e to form habr-, then regular future endings attach. The most common form is habrá (there will be).

In Habrá una fiesta el sábado (There will be a party on Saturday), habrá is the impersonal future form of haber, equivalent to there will be.

How to spot it

Look for habr- + endings: habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habrán. The most frequent form is impersonal habrá (there will be / there must be).

Habrá problemas. — There will be problems.
Habrá unos cien invitados. — There must be about 100 guests.
Habremos terminado. — We will have finished. (future perfect)

Habrá (impersonal there will be) is by far the most common use. Other forms (habré, habrás...) mostly appear in the future perfect (habré + past participle).

Future of Haber Quick Reference

Future of haber, irregular stem habr-

Person	Form	Translation
yo	habré	I will have (compound)
tú	habrás	you will have (compound)
él/ella/Ud.	habrá	he/she/it will have / there will be
nosotros	habremos	we will have (compound)
vosotros	habréis	you all will have (Spain)
ellos/ellas/Uds.	habrán	they will have (compound)

Common Future of Haber Examples in Spanish

Future of haber in real contexts:

Impersonal Habrá (There Will Be)

Habrá una reunión mañana.: There will be a meeting tomorrow.
Habrá muchos invitados.: There will be many guests.
Habrá problemas si no estudias.: There will be problems if you don't study.
Habrá comida para todos.: There'll be food for everyone.
Habrá lluvia esta noche.: There will be rain tonight.

Habrá is the impersonal singular form, used for both singular and plural in the sense of there will be / there will be (any number).

Future Perfect (Habré + Past Participle)

Para mañana habré terminado.: By tomorrow I will have finished.
Para entonces habremos llegado.: By then we will have arrived.
Habrás aprendido mucho.: You will have learned a lot.
Habrán salido ya.: They will have left already.
Habrá comido antes.: He will have eaten before.

Future perfect (habré + past participle) describes actions that will be completed before a future point.

Present Probability with Habrá

Habrá unos veinte estudiantes.: There must be about 20 students.
Habrá llegado ya.: He must have arrived already.
Habrán salido.: They've probably left.
Habrá pasado algo.: Something must have happened.
Habrá unos cinco minutos.: It's been about five minutes.

Habrá (and other future-of-haber forms) express probability or conjecture, similar to future ser.

Negative Forms

No habrá problemas.: There won't be problems.
No habrá tiempo suficiente.: There won't be enough time.
No habremos terminado a tiempo.: We won't have finished in time.
No habrá vuelta atrás.: There'll be no going back.
No habrá nadie en casa.: There won't be anyone home.

Common in predictions and warnings.

How to Use the Future of Haber

Irregular Stem: Drop e

Hab-er drops its e to form habr-, then regular future endings attach.

hab-er → habr- + é = habré.

Irregular stem, regular endings.

Habr- + endings. NOT *haberé.

Habrá Is Impersonal (Singular and Plural)

Like hay (there is/are), habrá is invariable. It's used for both singular and plural: Habrá una fiesta (there will be a party) and Habrá muchas fiestas (there will be many parties).

Habrá una persona. Habrá veinte personas.

Habrá is always singular form, regardless of what follows.

Habrá = there will be (any quantity).

Future Perfect: Habré + Past Participle

Compound future tense uses haber in the future + past participle. Habré comido = I will have eaten. Habrás llegado = you will have arrived.

Habré terminado para mañana.

I'll have finished by tomorrow.

Habr- + endings + past participle = future perfect.

Probability Use

Future of haber expresses present probability. Habrá unos veinte = There must be about twenty. Habrá llegado ya = He must have arrived already.

Habrá pasado algo (something must have happened).

Probability about the present / past.

Future haber = conjecture.

Common Mistakes with Future of Haber

Incorrect: Haberé una fiesta. — There will be a party.

Correct: Habrá una fiesta. — There will be a party.

Haber has an IRREGULAR future stem habr- (drop e from hab-er). Form is habrá, not the regular *haberé. Also, for impersonal there will be, use the 3rd person singular habrá.

Incorrect: Habrán muchas personas. — There will be many people.

Correct: Habrá muchas personas. — There will be many people.

Impersonal there will be uses singular habrá regardless of whether what follows is singular or plural. Habrá una persona OR habrá veinte personas. Habrán would be the personal form (they will have), which doesn't fit here.

Incorrect: Habre terminado. — I'll have finished.

Correct: Habré terminado. — I'll have finished.

Future yo form carries an accent: habré. Without the accent, the stress shifts and the word is misspelled.

Habrá and the Future Perfect

Habrá Is the Future of Hay

Just as hay (there is/are) is the impersonal singular present of haber, habrá is the impersonal singular future. Use for there will be (any quantity).

Hay → habrá. Hay un problema → habrá un problema.: There is a problem → there will be a problem.
Hay muchas opciones → habrá muchas opciones.: There are many options → there will be many options.
Hay tiempo → habrá tiempo.: There is time → there will be time.

Habrá is always singular, even when followed by a plural noun.

Future Perfect Tense

Future of haber + past participle = future perfect. Describes actions completed before a future point.

Para mañana habré terminado.: By tomorrow I'll have finished.
Habremos llegado para las tres.: We'll have arrived by three.
Habrás visto el resultado.: You'll have seen the result.

Common with para + future time (para mañana, para entonces) to mark the completion deadline.

Future of Haber FAQs

What is the future of haber in Spanish?: Habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán. Irregular stem habr- (drop e from hab-er) + regular future endings. Habrá una fiesta = There will be a party.
What does habrá mean?: Habrá means there will be (impersonal, both singular and plural). It's the future equivalent of hay. Habrá una reunión = There will be a meeting. Habrá problemas = There will be problems.
What is the future perfect in Spanish?: Future perfect = haber in the future + past participle. Describes actions completed before a future point. Habré terminado = I'll have finished. Para mañana habrás aprendido = By tomorrow you'll have learned.
Can habrá express probability?: Yes. Future haber expresses present probability: Habrá unos veinte = There must be about twenty. Habrá pasado algo = Something must have happened. Common in conversational Spanish for conjecture.
How can I master the future of haber?: Habrá (impersonal there will be) is the most common form by far. Drill it first, then learn the personal forms for the future perfect (habré comido, habrás llegado). Parrot's videos surface habrá and the future perfect in natural speech.