Mexico 3 LA FAMILIA VERBO TENER ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Mexico 3 LA FAMILIA, VERBO TENER, ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) LA FAMILIA El nieto – grandson El padre (el papá) – father La nieta – granddaughter La madre (la mamá) – mother El tío – uncle Los padres – parents La tía – aunt El hijo – son El sobrino – nephew La hija – daughter La sobrina – niece Los hijos – children El primo / la prima – cousin El hermano – brother LAS MASCOTAS La hermana – sister La mascota – pet Los hermanos – siblings El perro – dog El abuelo – grandfather La perra - cat La abuela – grandmother Los abuelos - grandparents

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) The verb tener (to have) The verb tener usually means to have. We use the verb tener to express possession. These are the forms of the verb tener in the present tense: VERBO TENER (TO HAVE). PRESENT TENSE Singular Plural Yo tengo I have Tú tienes You have tiene You have He has She has Usted Él Ella Nosotros Nosotras Ustedes Ellos Ellas tenemos We have You all have tienen They have Remember, verbs change according to subject, so you may omit the subject pronoun in a sentence: Yo tengo una mochila. Tengo una mochila.

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) The verb tener (to have) The verb tener is also used to express age. To express age use this formula: Subject + tener (conjugated) + age + años (years). Yo tengo doce años. Tess tiene quince años. Literally saying: I have twelve years. To ask someone’s age say: Cuantos años + tener? Cuantos años tienes tú? Cuantos años tienes?

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) How would you express this in Spanish: I have a pencil. She has a book. Johnny has a backpack. Julia is 20 years old. They are 13 years old. Subject + tener + item. Subject + tener (conjugated) + age + años (years). VERBO TENER (TO HAVE). PRESENT TENSE Singular Plural Yo tengo I have Tú tienes You have tiene You have He has She has Usted Él Ella Nosotros Nosotras Ustedes Ellos Ellas tenemos We have You all have tienen They have

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) Possessive adjectives are used to show ownership: my, your, his, her, our, their POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES mi, mis my tu, tus your (informal) su, sus his, her, your nuestro, nuestra nuestros, nuestras our su, sus their, your

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) Possessive adjectives agree grammatically with the noun they accompany. They agree not with the owner, but with the thing being possessed: Él es mi hermano. He is my brother. Ellos son mis hermanos. They are my brothers. Nuestro also agree in gender with the thing being possessed. Él es nuestro hermano. Ella es nuestra hermana. He is our brother. She is our sister. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES mi, mis my tu, tus your (informal) su, sus his, her, your nuestro, nuestra nuestros, nuestras our su, sus their, your

Mexico 3 (La familia, el verbo tener, adjetivos posesivos) The preposition de (of) You can also express ownership with the preposition de and a noun. In Spanish we do not use apostrophe s to express possession. Example: Gina’s aunt. La tía de Gina. (The aunt of Gina) Mr. Grant’s dog. El perro del Señor Grant. Her aunt He is my brother. Bobby and Johnny’s mother. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES mi, mis my tu, tus your (informal) su, sus his, her, your nuestro, nuestra nuestros, nuestras our su, sus their, your