Conjugating is changing the forms of a verb to indicate who is doing the action. For example, the English verb to have is conjugated as I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, they have Claudia has a computer. Claudia tiene una computadora.
You use the verb tener to talk about what you have. How do you conjugate this verb?
Yo tengoNosotros tenemos Tu tienes Vosotros tenéis Usted/él/ tiene Ella Ustedes/ tienen ellos(as)
Tenemos clase el lunes. › We have class on Monday. Tienes una bicicleta. › You have a bike.
Tener + que + infinitive This is used to talk about what someone has to do. An infinitive is a verb form that ends in –er, -ir, or -ar
Tengo que estudiar. › I have to study. Miguel tiene que leer un libro. › Miguel has to read a book.
Conjugate tener in each of the sentences. 1. Yo _________ la clase de arte. 2. Ella _______ un gato. 3. Nosotros _______ que estudiar. 4. Tú ________ perros. 5. Juanita _______ la clase de ciencias. 6. Paco y yo _______ que leer.