El verbo tener The verb tener means to

El verbo tener The verb tener means to have…

The verb tener is a special kind of verb because it is irregular ! What is an irregular verb? An irregular verb does not conjugate (change) according to regular rules of conjugation…

Why is it irregular? Tener is irregular because it is a stem-changing verb AND it has an irregular yo form! What is a stem-changing verb? A stem-changing verb has a spelling change in the stem!

What is the stem of a verb? The stem of a verb is the verb minus the –ar, -er, or –ir ending. EX: tener ten = stem -er = ending

Stem-changing verbs are verbs that have a change in how the stem is spelled when they are conjugated. They are also referred to as boot verbs (Because the forms inside the boot change, and the ones outside the boot do NOT stem-change)!

How do we conjugate tener?

First, we need to find the verb stem. To do this, we drop the –ar, -er, or –ir off of the infinitive. ten er Next, we will change the e to ie in the verb stem. Then, we add our regular endings for present tense.

Why are these verbs also called boot verbs? yo tú nosotros/as If we drew a boot around our verb chart, all of the forms within the boot are stemchanging. All of the forms that are NOT in the boot (nosotros) are normal. él ellos ellas ustedes

Please note: Stem-changing verbs in the present tense have a spelling change in all forms EXCEPT FOR NOSOTROS!!!

How do we conjugate tener?

¡Ojo! There is something weird about this verb. Can you see what it is?

What happened? Why didn’t it stem-change? yo Tener = to have tengo nosotros nosotras tú él ella usted tenemos tiene ellos ellas ustedes tienen

What was different about this stem-changing verb? • It’s yo form does not stem-change. • Also, it is irregular.

Irregular Yo verbs… • • Are verbs that have an irregular “yo” form. There are 3 types of irregular yo verbs. 1. “oy” verbs 2. “go” verbs 3. “zco” verbs

Which type of irregular yo is venir? • Venir is a “go” verb because its yo form ends in “go”. * TENGO

We will learn about other irregular yo verbs later.

Ejemplos de venir: -¿Vienes a la casa de María? -Sí, yo vengo ahora. -Are you coming to María’s house? -Yes, I am coming now.

Ejemplos: 1. I have class. 2. Do you have a book? Tengo clase. ¿Tienes un libro? 3. At what time does she have ¿A qué hora tiene el lunch? 4. We have to go! almuerzo ella? ¡Tenemos que ir! 5. They have their backpacks. Ellos tienen sus mochilas.