Tener n Lets look at the verb tener
Tener n Let’s look at the verb tener (“to have”). It features two verb changes that we will see very soon.
Las formas de TENER n yo tengo n tú tienes n él, ella Ud. tiene n nosotros tenemos n ellos, ellas, Uds. tienen
yo tengo n The “yo” form is irregular because it adds a –g- before the final –o. n There is a small group of verbs that act in the same way. We will call them the “go” verbs.
tú tienes, él tiene, ellos tienen n These three verb forms change in the middle, too. The stem “ten-” becomes “tien-. ” The endings are the usual for –er verbs: -es, -en. n This is an example of one kind of stem-changing verb. We will see three different kinds of stem-changing verbs.
Nosotros tenemos n This form is regular. n This is another feature of stemchanging verbs: there is no change in the stem in the nosotros form.
Arrrggghhh! n That’s a lot to remember, but for right now just learn tener as an irregular verb.
Let’s Practice!! n Yo _______ (tener) dos clases de ciencias, pero mi amiga _______ (tener) sólo una.
Tener n Yo tengo dos clases de ciencias, pero mi amiga tiene sólo una.
May I have another? n Nosotros _______ (tener) una fiesta el sábado si tú _______ (tener) tiempo para venir.
Tener! n Nosotros tenemos una fiesta el sábado si tú tienes tiempo para venir.
That’s all, folks! n Now you are ready to work on the first Spanish verb set #6 –go verbs.
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