Has it ever happened to you that you have made spelling mistakes in an important piece of writing? Have you lost any chance of getting a job because of spelling mistakes on your resume?
Writing the words correctly is essential and important, since it allows correct and fluid communication, as well as demonstrating our cultural level and knowledge of the language.
Some of the most commonly made spelling mistakes are those that can lead us to confusion as to whether to use one letter or another, as is the case of “v” or “b”, a dilemma that we find precisely with the word “I had” or “tube” and its correct spelling.
If you want to know how to spell tuvo or rube correctly, keep reading this article from doncomos.com where we are going to teach you everything you need to know about this word.
Tube
If we look for “tube” with “b” in the dictionary we will not find it, because the Royal Spanish Academy does not recognize it as the correct way to write this past tense of the verb to have.
However, it should be noted that lately this word is being used colloquially to refer to the YouTube platform.
In addition, in English, as a curious fact, the word tube is used to refer to underground transportation systems, such as the subway, and also its literal translation into Spanish of the word I had in English, will be tube, pipe, or conduit.
I had
The word “I had” with “v” is reflected in the dictionary as the correct way to write the past tense of the verb to have.
One of the reasons that explains it, and it is not because it has been taken out of the bag, is that a RAE rule says that all verbs that do not have “v” or “b” in their infinitive form their tenses with «v» when necessary, except in the case of the formation of the imperfect indicative tense, in which the «b» will be used, since the verb is required to end in «aba» or similar.
In the case of the verb to have, it does not comply with this rule either because it is an irregular verb and conjugates in a different way.
«I had» corresponds to the conjugation of the verb to have in the first person of the singular (yo) of the simple past tense of indicative.
Now let’s see how the verb to have in the simple past tense is conjugated in all persons:
I had
You had
He, she, you had
We had
You had
They you had
As a curious fact we can point out that both the forms of the future imperfect of the subjunctive and those of the past indefinite of the indicative will also be written with “v” in their formation, as for example we had or had.
Meanings verb to have
Let us now see what meanings are given to the verb to have:
- Owning an object.
For example, You have a car for seven people.
- Expressing a certain attitude or feeling towards another person or towards something.
For example, I love you very much. - Pick up or hold an object. For example, I had the book last week, now it’s your turn.
- Possessing a certain quality or being in a specific situation or state. For example, They have green eyes, I’m a little cold, we have chills.
- Keep something inside. For example, the salt shaker has salt in it.
- If it is followed or accompanied by a noun that has some meaning of time, then “tener” will have the meaning of age or duration. For example, they are 15 years old, it is normal that they want to go out a little more.
- Restrain feelings, passions or some impulses that are felt. For example, Hold on and stop yelling.
- Something is needed.
For example, we have to change the brake pads.
- To stick or stick to something or someone.
For example, I have to what the judge said.
- As an auxiliary verb, it indicates a certain obligation to do something. For example, I have to go to the doctor to do some tests.
- Contain things inside something
For example, the white cabinet has the shelves.
- Maintain a certain person or persons in some mode or state. For example, He has her in love, you have us crazy, we are fed up with so many tasks.
Synonyms of the verb to have
Sometimes it is convenient to know or take into account the synonyms of the words, since writing the same word many times throughout a text can make it heavy and boring to read. Synonyms of the verb to have are:
Benefit, enjoy, treasure, have, hold, possess, keep, keep, enjoy
to hold, to hold, to hold, to catch, to seize
consider, estimate, judge, reputed
show, feel
abide, circumscribe
contain, include
Surely now that you know a little more about the word I had, you already know how to spell “I had” or “Tube” correctly and you will be able to use it without problems in your writings, without making spelling mistakes again.