The Present Tense of tener (to have)

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The Present Tense of tener (to have) (El tiempo presente del verbo tener)

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The Present Tense of tener (to have). (El tiempo presente del verbo tener ). The verb tener. The verb tener means to have or to possess. It is an irregular - er verb that is conjugated as follows:. ten e mos tenéis tienen. tengo tienes tiene. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Present Tense of tener (to have)

(El tiempo presente del verbo tener)

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tengo

tienes

tiene

tenemos

tenéis

tienen

The verb tener means to have or to possess. It is an irregular -er verb that is conjugated as follows:

Notice the irregular yo form . . .

. . . and the changes that occur in the stem of the second-person singular and third persons.

The verb tener

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The verb tener¡Oye!

Necesito comer algo.

¡Yo también! ¿Tienes dinero?

No, no tengo.

¿Tienes sándwiches en casa?

¡Sí, tengo! Tengo una buena idea.

¿Qué idea es ésa?

¡Vamos a comer a tu

casa!

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The verb tener + que + infinitiveOne of the special, idiomatic uses of tener is with the relator que plus an infinitive to express the idea of to have to (do something).

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The verb tener + que + infinitive

tengotienestiene

tenemostenéistienen

We start with an appropriate person and number of tener

que

. . . add the little word que . . . and then add any infinitive.

estudiarescribirhablarescuchar

leercomeraprenderdecidir

para el examen de español.Tengo

Conjugate tener, add que, and then always add an infinitive, not a conjugated verb.

I have to study for the Spanish exam.

One of the special, idiomatic uses of tener is with the relator que plus an infinitive to express the idea of to have to (do something).

tengoque

estudiar

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limpiar el garaje.

¿Tienes

Tenemos

I have to clean the garage.

Tengo que

Do you have to study a lot?

que estudiar mucho?

We have to prepare the food.

que preparar la comida.

The verb tener + que + infinitiveDon’t forget que!

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¿Qué tienes que hacer este fin de semana?

¿estudiar?¿limpiar?¿trabajar?¿visitar?

¿escribir una carta?¿hacer la tarea?¿quitar la nieve?¿ir a alguna parte?

The verb tener + que + infinitive

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