tener, ir, and verbs with infinitives Exprésate 1-2
Tener prisa To be in a hurry
Tener calor To be hot
Tener frío To be cold
Tener sed To be thirsty
Tener sueño To be sleepy
Tener hambre To be hungry
Tener suerte To be lucky
Tener _____ años. To be ____ years old.
FORMS OF TENER TENGO TIENES TIENE TENEMOS TEN É IS TIENEN
Tener que + infinitive to have to do something
Tener ganas de + infinitive To feel like doing something
All of these expressions have a form of tener For many of them, tener is the english equivalent of to be Tener will be conjugated
Tener que AND tener ganas de Tener que and tener ganas de will be followed by another verb The other verb will not be conjugated Tengo que estudiar. I have to study. Tengo ganas de ir de compras.
Ir + a + infinitive Refers to the future Going to do something Conjugate IR The form of IR tells you who is going to do something The verb after a is never conjugated Vamos a limpiar – We are going to clean.
FORMS OF IR Voy Vas Va Vamos Vais Van
Other verbs followed by infinitives Deber - should Poder (ue) - to be able to Pensar (ie) - to plan to Preferir (ie) - to prefer to Querer (ie) - to want to Gustar – to like (me gusta / te gusta)
Ejemplos Yo debo limpiar. ¿Puedes limpiar el baño? Pienso salir. Prefiero arreglar la sala. Quiero comer. Me gusta dormir. ¿Quieres bailar?
Grammatical rule When two verbs are next to each other in a sentence, the first verb will be conjugated and the second verb will not. The second verb remains an infinitive.
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