Impersonal

(amanecer)
(anochecer)
(granizar)
(helar)
(llover)
(lloviznar)
(nevar)
(tronar)

amanece
anochece
graniza
hiela
llueve
llovizna
nieva
truena

it dawns
it gets dark
it hails
it freezes
it rains
it drizzles
it snows
it thunders

  Haber: There is/are

Simple Present:
Preterite Past:
Imperfect Past:
Future Tense:

hay
hubo
había
habrá

there are
there was
there was (being)
there will (be)


Other verbs that are used sometimes impersonally

(bastar)
(faltar)
(paracer)
(suceder)

basta
falta
parece
sucede

it's enough
it lacks, shortage
it seems
it happens

Impersonal Verbs
Impersonal verbs are only conjugated in the third person. They have no person or thing as their subject.


Amanecer: To dawn
Amanecer is sometimes used as a personal verb. For example:

¿Cómo amaneciste?
How was your morning/dawn?


The Verb: Haber
The Impersonal verb haber (there is/there are) is also commonly used. In Spanish, hay (haber, conjugated as third person) is used as both singular and plural:

hay una persona
there is one person
hay muchas personas
there are many people


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