SPANISH VERB

haber

there is, there are; auxiliary have

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

Condicional · “would”

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

Hay leche, pero no he comprado pan.

There's milk, but I haven't bought bread.
Past

Hubo un temblor anoche, ¿lo sentiste?

There was an earthquake last night, did you feel it?
Imperfect

Había mucha gente en el mercado hoy.

There were a lot of people at the market today.
Future

Habrá fiesta en la plaza el sábado.

There'll be a party in the square on Saturday.
Conditional

Habría menos tráfico si saliéramos más temprano.

There'd be less traffic if we left earlier.
Present subjunctive

Espero que haya lugar en el restaurante.

I hope there's room at the restaurant.
Past subjunctive

Si hubiera más tiempo, visitaríamos el museo.

If there were more time, we'd visit the museum.
Imperative

¡Haya paz en esta casa, por favor!

Let there be peace in this house, please!

For "there is" and "there are", the present is "hay", for one thing or many: "hay un banco", "hay dos bancos".
As the helper verb it goes with the participle: "he comido", "has llegado".

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hay un banco en la esquina. There's a bank on the corner.
Había mucha gente. There were a lot of people.
Mañana va a haber mucha gente en el mercado. Tomorrow there will be a lot of people at the market.