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hubo

there was, was

Verb hubo

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) preterite indicative form of haber.
  2. (impersonal form) Preterite indicative form of haber

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Hubo un gran incendio cerca de mi casa anoche.

    There was a big fire near my house last night.

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  • Hubo un accidente terrible en la autopista.

    There was a terrible accident on the freeway.

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  • Ayer hubo un accidente en La Quinta Avenida.

    There was an accident on Fifth Avenue yesterday.

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  • Según el periódico de hoy, anoche hubo un incendio en esta ciudad.

    According to today's paper, there was a fire in this town last night.

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  • Hubo muchas cosas que no me gustaron acerca de la película.

    There were many things that I didn't like about the movie.

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  • Por lo que yo sé, no hubo problemas en el primer semestre.

    As far as I am aware, there were no problems during the first semester.

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  • Hubo unos momentos de confusión.

    There were a few moments of confusion.

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  • Donde hubo fuego cenizas quedan.

    There is no fire without smoke.

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  • Y él les dijo, ¿por qué temen, hombres de poca fe? Entonces, levantándose, reprendió a los vientos y al mar: y hubo una gran calma.

    And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

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  • Una vez hubo aquí un campo verde. Ahora hay un supermercado.

    There used to be a green field here; now there's a supermarket.

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