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Study the conjugation of verb tener (to have) in the present tense:
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Tener (to have) |
Tener (to have) |
Translation |
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Singular |
Yo |
tengo |
I have |
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Tú |
tienes |
You have |
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Él / Ella / Ud |
tiene |
He has / She has / You have (formal) |
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Plural |
Nosotros / Nosotras |
tenemos |
We have |
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Ellos / Ellas / Uds |
tienen |
They have / You have (formal) |
Verb “tener” can be used in two
different ways:
1. To express that someone possesses
something
Examples:
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(Yo) Tengo un perro. (I have a dog)
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(Tú) Tienes un
perro. (You have a dog)
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Él tiene un perro. (He has a dog)
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Ella tiene un perro (She has a dog)
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Usted tiene un perro. (You have a dog – formal)
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(Nosotros) Tenemos un perro. (We have a dog)
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Ellos tienen un perro. (They have a dog)
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Ustedes tienen un perro. (You have a dog –
formal)
2. To express that someone has to
do something. In this case it is necessary to use the
following formula: Tener (conjugated according to the
person) + que + verb in the infinitive form.
I have to – (Yo) Tengo que
Examples:
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(Yo) Tengo que limpiar la casa. (I have to clean
the house)
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(Tú) Tienes que limpiar la casa. (You have to
clean the house)
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Él tiene que limpiar la casa. (He has to clean
the house)
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Ella tiene que limpiar la casa. (She has to clean
the house)
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Usted tiene que limpiar la casa. (You have to
clean the house – formal)
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(Nosotros) Tenemos que limpiar la casa. (We have
to clean the house)
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Ellos tienen que limpiar la casa. (They have to
clean the house)
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Ustedes tienen que limpiar la casa. (You have to
clean the house – formal)
Idiomatic Expressions with verb “tener”
Verb “tener” is used in many
idiomatic expressions. Study the expressions below:
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Tengo sed – I’m thirsty
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Tengo hambre – I’m hungry
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Tengo suerte – I’m lucky
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Tengo sueños – I’m sleepy
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Tengo prisa – I’m in a hurry
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Tengo miedo – I’m afraid of
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Tengo frío – I’m cold
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Tengo calor – I’m hot
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Tengo razón – I’m right
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