Tener is equivalent to the verb to
have or to possess. It follows the pattern of e:ie stem-changing verbs, with the exception of yo/ I,
which ends in -go.
Pronoun
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Present
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Past
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Future
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Conditional
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yo/
I
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tú/
you
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él,
ella, Ud./ he, she, you
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nos./
we
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vos./you
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ellos,
Uds./ they, you
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1. Tener + que
This
expression is equivalent to the English expression to have to (do something).
EXAMPLES
NOTE: Tener que is followed by an
infinitive.
2. The simplest way
of expressing possession is by using tener/
to have.
EXAMPLES
·
Mi jefe tiene mucha experiencia./ My boss
has a lot of experience.
3. In
Spanish, tener is used for indicating
age. On the other hand, in English the verb
to be is used for telling age.
EXAMPLES
·
Tengo 23 años./ I am 23 years old.
4. Tener + noun
This
expression is used for describing states, but in English to be is commonly used.
a. Tener calor/ to be hot
·
Tengo mucho calor./ I am very hot.
b. Tener éxito/ to be successful
·
Los productos importados tuvieron mucho éxito./
Imported goods were successful.
c. Tener frío/ to be cold
·
Tuvimos mucho frío en las montañas./ We were
very cold in the mountains.
d. Tener celos/ to be jealous
·
Mi novio tiene celos de mi./ My boyfriend is
jealous of me.
e. Tener cuidado/ to be careful
f. Tener hambre/ to be hungry
·
Tengo tanta hambre que me comería un caballo./
I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.
g. Tener la culpa/ to be at fault
·
Yo tengo la culpa./ I am at fault.
h. Tener miedo/ to be afraid, scared
·
Tengo miedo de ir al dentista./ I am scared
of going to the dentist.
i. Tener paciencia/ to be patient
·
Mi hermano tiene mucha paciencia./ My brother
is very patient.
j. Tener presente/ to keep in mind
Ten presente el consejo de mamá./ Keep in
mind mother's advice.
k. Tener prisa/ to be in a hurry
·
Apúrense que tengo mucha prisa./ Hurry up, I
am in a big hurry.
l. Tener razón/ to be right, correct
·
Tiene razón./ You're right.
m. Tener sed/ to be thirsty
·
Tengo mucha sed./ I am very thristy.
n. Tener sueño/ to be sleepy
·
El bebé tiene sueño./ The baby is sleepy.
o. Tener suerte/ to be lucky
·
Tienes mucha suerte./ You are very lucky.
p. Tener vergüenza/ to be ashamed
·
Tengo vergüenza de pedir cosas prestadas./ I
am ashamed of borrowing things.
More
expressions:
1. Tener que ver con/ to have to do with
·
No tengo nada que ver con tus problemas./ I
have nothing to do with your problems.
2. Tener catarro, resfrío/ to have a cold
3. Tener derecho/ to have the right
·
Tiene derecho a un abogado./ You have the
right to an attorney.
4. Tener en cuenta/ to take into account
·
Voy a tener en cuenta lo que me dijiste./ I
will take into account what you told me.
5. Tener lugar/ to take place, to have space
6. Tener ganas de (+ infinitive)/ to feel like
·
Tengo ganas de comer helado./ I feel like
eating ice-cream.
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