Tener “To Have” La clase de español I.

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1 Tener “To Have” La clase de español I

2 Tener- To have The Spanish verb tener translates to English as: to have This verb is considered irregular; it does not follow the pattern as regular “ER” verbs It is best to memorize the conjugations because there is no pattern to follow

3 The conjugations of Tener
Yo Tengo Nosotros Tenemos Tú Tienes Él/Ella/Ud. Tiene Ellos/Ellas/Uds. Tienen

4 Look closely at the Yo form
In the Yo form of tener, the letter g appears: Yo Tengo (I have)

5 Notice the letter I After the Yo form we see the appearance of the letter I in the tú, él/ella/ud, and ella/ellas/uds. forms: Tú tienes (you have) Él tiene (he has) Ellos tienen (they have)

6 The Nosotros Form The nosotros form of the verb tener does NOT have the letter I: Nosotros tenemos (we have)

7 Special uses of Tener in Spanish
In Spanish, the verb tener is used in certain situations that the verb “to be” is used in English: Age Hunger/Thirst

8 Age ¿Cuántos años tienes? (how old are you)
Tengo quince años. (I am fifteen years old) The above sentences loosely translate into English as: How many years do you have? & I have fifteen years.

9 Hambre/Sed As with age, it is necessary to use tener when discussing hunger and thirst. ¿Tienes tú hambre? (are you hungry) Si, tengo hambre. (yes, I am hungry) Tengo sed. (I am thirsty)

10 ¿Hay preguntas? Remember that you are always welcome to contact your instructor with any questions that you may have! ¡Buena suerte!