THE VERB TENER Avancemos U2L1
What is an infinitive? A verb in the “to” form. To talk, to eat, to drink, to have Infinitives in Spanish end in –ar, -er, and -ir It is the un-conjugated verb
What is conjugating? We conjugate verbs in English. We change the verb to make it agree with the subject. Do you remember the conjugations of SER? To have (English) I have You have He / she has We have They have
The verb TENER – TO HAVE Use the verb TENER to talk about what you have This verb is conjugated like this: Tener – to have Yo tengoNosotros tenemos Tú tienes Él tieneEllos tienen Ella tieneEllas tienen Usted tieneUstedes tienen
Ejemplos I have a blond hair. You have a funny friend. Marco has french fries. We have cookies. They have pizza. Juanita and Sara have more juice.
(form of)Tener + que + infinitive Use this formula to talk about what someone has to do. I have to study. Yo tengo que estudiar. We have to work. Nosotros tenemos que trabajar. They have to speak Spanish. Ellos tienen que hablar en español.
To have to do something I have to study. I have to run. You have to draw. He has to work. We have to read a book They have to listen to music. Juan and Jorge have to do the homework. She has to buy chocolate. Yo tengoNosotros tenemos Tú tienes Él tieneEllos tienen Ella tieneEllas tienen Usted tieneUstedes tienen
How often do you...? These words are always placed BEFORE the verb. Siempre = AlwaysNunca = Never Antonio always takes notes. Antonio siempre toma apuntes. Rafael never arrives late. Rafael nunca llega tarde.
How often do you...? This word is usually placed AFTER the verb. Mucho = a lot Raquel studies a lot. Raquel estudia mucho.
How often do you...? These words are usually placed at the BEGINNING or the END of a sentence. De vez en cuando = sometimes Muchas veces = many times, often Todos los dias = Everyday Everyday Jaime works. Todos los dias Jaime trabaja. Jaime trabaja todos los dias.