VERBOS Tener Poner Hacer The Verb TENER v

VERBOS Tener, Poner, Hacer

The Verb TENER v. The verb TENER, which means “to have” follows the pattern of other -er verbs.

The Verb TENER v. However, some forms of the verb are irregular.

The Verb TENER v. You must memorize verbs with irregularities.

The Verb TENER v. Here is the verb “To Have” in English.

TO HAVE I have You have He She It has We have They have

TENER Yo tengo Tú tienes Ud. Él Ella tiene Nosotros tenemos Uds. Ellos Ellas tienen

Other Uses of TENER v. As you know, TENER is sometimes used where in English we use a form of the verb “to be”:

Other Uses of TENER v. Tener sed (To be thirsty) v. Tener hambre (To be hungry) v. Tener ____ años (To be ____ years old. )

Poner and Hacer v. This unit does not include the next two verbs, “Poner and Hacer” but they are extremely important verbs to know in Spanish and are very much like Tener.

PONER, HACER v. Here we will learn the present tense forms of: v. HACER (to do, to make) v. PONER (to put, to set)

PONER, HACER v. PONER and HACER are regular -er verbs in the present tense except for their yo forms: v(yo) pongo v(yo) hago

TO DO I do, make You do, make He She It We does, makes They do, make

Yo Tú Ud. Él Ella HACER (present) hago Nosotros hacemos Uds. Ellos Ellas hacen haces hace

TO PUT, TO SET I put, set You put, set He She It puts, sets We put, set They put, set

Yo Tú Ud. Él Ella PONER (present) pongo Nosotros ponemos Uds. Ellos Ellas ponen pones pone

LET’S PRACTICE Conjugate the following sentences correctly 1. Yo ____mi tarea todos los dias. 2. El _____ el libro encima del pupitre 3. Nosotras _____ cinco dolares en nuestras mochilas. 4. Yo ____ diez dolares en mi chanchito “piggy bank” todos los dias 5. Yo _____mucha hambre. 6. Ellas ____ catorce anos.

7. Yo y mi papa ______ la cena los sabados en la noche. 8. Mi mama ______ unos perritos calientes deliciosos! 9. 10. Yo_______un pastel de chocolate para la fiesta Yo ______mi cuaderno, mi boligrafo y mi tarea dentro de mi mochila. .