EL VERBO TENER TO HAVE TENER tener to
EL VERBO TENER “TO HAVE”
TENER tener = to have The forms of tener are a bit irregular, so study the chart carefully
LAS CONJUGACIONES DEL VERBO “TENER” Singular tener Plural tener 1 st person Yo tengo Nosotros(as) tenemos 2 nd person Tú tienes Vosotros(a s) tenéis 3 rd person Usted (Ud. ), él, ella tiene Ustedes (Uds. ), ellos, ellas tienen
TENER Note that the g is added before the o in the yo form. In the tú, Ud. /él/ella and ellos/ellas/Uds. forms, the e of the stem changes to ie. The nosotros and vosotros forms are formed regularly
TENER Tener is used in various expressions in Spanish. Two of these uses are (1) to express age and (2) to express a sense of
TENER TO EXPRESS AGE In English, we use the verb “to be” to express age. For example, we say: “I am thirty years old, ” “He is eight years old, ” “You are fifty years old. ” In Spanish, the verb tener (to have) is used. Note how the above examples would be expressed in Spanish
TENER TO EXPRESS AGE English I am thirty years old. He is eight years old. You are fifty years Spanish (Yo) Tengo treinta años. (Él) Tiene ocho años. (Tú) Tienes cincuenta años. OR (Ud. ) Tiene cincuenta años.
TENER QUE + INFINITIVE To express a phrase “to have to…, ” Spanish uses the verb tener followed by que and then the infinitive of the verb. For example: I have to write the homework; She has to prepare the meal; We have to take notes.
TENER QUE + INFINITIVE English I have to write the homework. She has to prepare the meal. We have to take notes. Spanish (Yo) Tengo que escribir la tarea Ella tiene que preparar la comida (Nosotros) Tenemos que tomar apuntes
PRÁCTICA Translate the following sentences into Spanish. You may use your vocabulary list. You have brown hair. She has blue eyes. I have two brothers. I have four aunts and uncles.
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