Tener

Regular Verb A regular verb will follow a pattern for conjugation. Pattern: Stem + endings

Irregular Verb It doesn’t follow a pattern for conjugation. You have to learn and memorize how it is conjugated.

Tener is an irregular verb It doesn’t follow a normal conjugation pattern, you will just have to learn the different conjugations.

Tener means to have.

Tener yo tengo nosotros tenemos tú tienes él/ella/Ud. tiene ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen

Tener is used to express age.

In Spanish, you don’t say “I am 15...”

...you say “I have 15 years” or “She has 18 years”

¿Cuántos años tienes? (How many years do you have?) To ask someone’s age, you say...

Whenever a conjugation of “tener” is followed by the word “que” it means “to have to”

For example... Tengo que estudiar. (I have to study.) Ella tiene que trabajar. (She has to work.)

Checking for Understanding

What is a Regular Verb? A regular verb will follow a pattern for conjugation. Pattern: Stem + endings

What is an Irregular Verb? It doesn’t follow a pattern for conjugation. You have to learn and memorize how it is conjugated.

Is Tener a Regular or Irregular Verb? Irregular

What does Tener mean? To have

Give the conjugations of Tener yo nosotros tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. tengo tienes tiene tenemos tienen

Explain how Tener is used to express age In Spanish you are not your age, you have that many years

How do you say “to have to” in Spanish? Tener que

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of Tener. Yo _________ diez gatos. tengo

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of Tener. Roberto _________ un carro nuevo. tiene

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of Tener. Mi hermano y yo ___________ perros. tenemos

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of Tener. Tú _________ una cara bonita. tienes

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of Tener. Mis amigos ____________ caballos. tienen

Fill in the blank ___________ hablar español. (I have to speak Spanish.) Tengo que

Fill in the blank Roberta _________ estudiar. (Roberta has to study.) tiene que

Fill in the blank Mis padres ___________ trabajar. (My parents have to work.) tienen que

Fill in the blank Nosotros ____________ ir. (We have to go.) tenemos que

Please answer the question in a complete Spanish sentence. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

Please answer the question in a complete Spanish sentence. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

Please answer the question in a complete Spanish sentence. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

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