¿Qué es? Tener is another verb that we are going to learm. It means TO HAVE or sometimes TO BE
¿Cómo funciona? Just like “ser” there are 6 different conjugations As a reminder what are the six different personal pronouns? Yo - INosotros Nosotras - we Tú – You (informal ) Vosotros Vosotras – Y’all (Spain) Él – He Ella – She Usted – You (formal) Ellos – They (masculine) Ellas – They (feminine) Ustedes – You all
¿Cuáles son las formas? Yo – tengo Tú – tienes Él/Ella/Usted – tiene Nosotros – tenemos Vosotros – tenéis Ellos/Ellas/ustedes - tienen
¿Cómo se usa? Tener can be used just like “to have” in English. It is used to be express ownership. Ejemplo: Yo tengo dos perros. I have two dogs. Just like with ser, in the yo, tú, nosotros, and vosotros forms, you don’t HAVE to use the personal pronoun Tengo dos perros = Yo tengo dos perros
What about “to be”? Tener can also used as “to be” The biggest example of this is the vocabulary word “tener años” which means… To be … years old Ella tiene veinte años She is 20 years old. MAKE SURE YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE SAYING WHEN TRANSLATING!
Más “tener” phrases Tener…años – to be … years old Tener calor – to be hot Tener frío – to be cold Tener catarro – to have a cold Tener dolor de… - to have a pain in… Tener el pelo (rubio, castaño, negro) – to have (color) hair Tener éxito – to be successful Tener fiebre – to have a fever Tener hambre – to be hungry Tener miedo – to be afraid Tener ojos (azules, castaños, verdes) – to have (color) eyes Tener sed – to be thirsty
Más “tener” phrases Tener razón- to be right Tener la culpa- to be guilty Tener suerte- to be lucky Tener lugar- to take place Tener ganas de- to feel like Tener en cuenta- to take into account Tener prisa- to be in a hurry Tener celos- to be jealous Tener confianza- to be confident Tener cuidado- to be careful Tener vergüenza- to be ashamed Tener que + infinitive= to have to do something
Repaso What two things can tener (by itself) mean? How many forms are there? ¡PRACTICAMOS!