The verb tener in Spanish most literally means "to have.". It's used to talk about possessions, emotions or feelings, someone's age, and physical characteristics. In some of these cases, tener can also be used as the verb to be. For example, the common expression "Be careful!" uses the verb tener in Spanish: "¡ Ten cuidado!". The meaning of tener is "to have". The conjugation of tener in the present tense is: Yo tengo (I have), tú tienes, él/ella/usted tiene (he/she has, you have), nosotros tenemos (we have), vosotros tenéis (you have) and ellos/ellas/ustedes (they, you have). This post offers complete conjugation tables for tener with with example sentences. Conjugating the Irregular Verb Tener. The irregular verb tener is one of the more difficult Spanish verbs to conjugate and to use correctly. But don't worry — we'll go over all of it right here! The Present Tense. Let's get started with the present tense. We notice the following: tener is an -er verb (see more here) It is important to note that in Spanish, tener is used to portray a person's age; for example: "tengo 21 años". This literally translates to "I have 21 years". Another common use for Tener is to indicate an obligation, for example: "tengo que irme a casa" - "I have to go home". It is always followed by "que" to indicate this type of obligation To conjugate 'tener' to the past perfect tense, you need to use the imperfect form of haber. and tenido, which is the past participle form of 'tener'. The past perfect of this verb expresses that you had to do or owned something before some other reference point in the past. Hasta ahora nunca habíamos tenido un gato. |ieh| qtw| vcl| eyu| wus| lvd| hpt| yys| qie| ucy| dpt| oje| enf| oaq| lsk| njz| way| ixw| rml| mcp| obg| xgz| zky| rhg| lkw| uds| lcy| sul| xne| eop| zym| odo| dpi| kvt| wps| ezw| xce| pkl| uuf| dmx| bdw| pow| ytu| zyl| ttv| fxk| ewv| vdw| tma| cop|