Essential ?: How do I conjugate this irregular verb and how is it used?

 This verb mean “to have.”  It is an irregular verb ◦ It is two types of irregular verbs you will learn about this semester  Yo-go verbs (because the yo form ends in go)  Stem-changing verbs (because there is a spelling change in the stem of the verb)

 Yo tengo  Tú tienes  Él/ella/Ud. tiene  Nosotros tenemos  Ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen

 Notice the irregularities: ◦ Yo tengo ◦ Tú tienes ◦ Él/ella/Ud. tiene ◦ Nosotros tenemos ◦ Ellos/ellas/Uds. Tienen  What are the changes?  Which form doesn’t change?

 Share 5 facts you learned with your pareja  Together with your pareja, write 3 questions on the left side and mark the answers that are on the right side

 The easiest way to use tener is for “to have” ◦ Tengo seis clases. ◦ ¿Cuántas clases tienes? ◦ Tengo una familia grande. ◦ Mi esposa y yo tenemos cuatro hijos.  You also use it when you express age ◦ Tengo 36 años. ◦ Mi hija tiene 13 años. ◦ ¿Cuántos años tienes? ◦ ¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermano?

 You also use tener to say what you and others “have to” do ◦ Conjugate tener, add “que” and then the infinitive of the verb that has to be done.  Los alumnos tienen que estudiar.  Mi hermano tiene que leer un libro.  Yo tengo que trabajar mucho.  ¿Qué tienes que hacer?

 Share 5 facts you learned with your pareja  Together with your pareja, write 3 questions on the left side and mark the answers that are on the right side

 Write these sentences in English and also in Spanish. ◦ How many cousins do you have? ◦ We have homework today. ◦ I have a blue backpack ◦ How old are you? ◦ Bob is 20 years old. ◦ Carlos has to buy three books.

◦ How many cousins do you have? ◦ ¿Cuántos primos tienes? ◦ We have homework today. ◦ Tenemos tarea hoy. ◦ I have a blue backpack ◦ Tengo una mochila azul. ◦ How old are you? ◦ ¿Cuántos años tienes? ◦ Bob is 20 years old. ◦ Bob tiene 20 años. ◦ Carlos has to buy three books. ◦ Carlos tiene que comprar tres libros.

 What did you learn?  What was important?  How does it relate to things you already learned?  What was easiest?  What appears challenging?

 Write and translate: ◦ 10 sentences using “tener” as “have” or for age ◦ 5 questions using tener ◦ 5 sentences using tener que indicating what people have to do