El verbo tener The Verb “To Have” Ch. 6 - Tener

Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like tener, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs), stem-changing (morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence), spelling-changing (has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules), or reflexive (reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence).

Verb Tener Tener (teh-nehr) (to have) is a tricky -er verb; sometimes it’s regular, and sometimes it’s not. In the present tense, it has an e-to-ie stem change in all but the yo and nosotros forms. Notice that the yo form is completely irregular.

The verb: tener = to have Yo tengo = I have Tu tienes = You have Ella tiene = She has El tiene = He has Usted tiene = You have Nosotros tenemos = We have Ellos tienen = They have Ellas tienen = They have Ustedes tienen = You all have

Singular Yo tengo - I have Tú tienes - You have Él/ella/Ud. Tiene - He/she has / you have Ch. 6 - Tener

Plural Nosotros tenemos - We have Ellos/ellas/Uds. Tienen - They/you all have Ch. 6 - Tener

Los usos To express ownership: Yo tengo un gato I have a cat Ch. 6 - Tener

Los usos To express age: ¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo doce años How old are you? (How many years do you have?) Tengo doce años I am 12 years old Literally (I have 12years) Ch. 6 - Tener

Special Phrases Tener hambre: to be hungry Tener sed: to be thirsty Tengo hambre Tener sed: to be thirsty Tengo sed Tener sueño: to be sleepy Tengo sueño Ch. 6 - Tener

tengo El verbo TENER: to have Yo _______ tres gatos negros con ojos amarillos.

El verbo TENER: to have tienes Tu _______ un automovil nuevo.

El verbo TENER: to have tienes Tu _______ una guitarra.

El verbo TENER: to have tiene Usted ________ un teléfono.

El verbo TENER: to have tiene Él ________ un radio.

¿Cuántos años tienes? Yo _________ cincuenta años. tengo

¿Cuántos años tiene Andrés? Andrés _________ ocho años.

¿Cuántos años tienen ustedes? Nosotros __________ doce años. tenemos

¿Cuántos años tienen los gemelos, Juan y Javier? Juan y Javier ________ doce años. tienen

El verbo TENER: to have tienen Ustedes ________ ojos morrones.

El verbo TENER: to have tienen Ellas _________ un juego de basquetbol.

Practica - Yo Tener frio Tener calor Tener sed Tener hambre

Remember… To use one of the TENER expressions, you have to conjugate TENER with a subject and then add the expression. Tu tienes sed. You are thirsty. Nosotros tenemos miedo de nadar. We are afraid to swim. Yo tengo hambre. I am hungry. Ellos tienen suerte en el beisbol. They are lucky in baseball.

Para hacer ahora, translate: I have a dog. She has a pen. You (informal) have a book. We have a cat. They (female) have some pencils. You all have brown eyes. **Tricky! Use your notes.

Verb Tener Tener (teh-nehr) (to have) is a tricky -er verb; sometimes it’s regular, and sometimes it’s not. In the present tense, it has an e-to-ie stem change in all but the yo and nosotros forms. Notice that the yo form is completely irregular.

Practica! Conjugate the verb “tener” with the different emotions Your birthday - yo Have a desert – you (formal) Have Ghosts in the house – ellos Late class - yo