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Tener Grammar Notes
Tener means “to have” and in some cases, “to be”
It is an irregular verb in all forms except “nosotros”. IT’S BEST TO JUST MEMORIZE IT!
Verb tener conjugations:
Let’s look! First, ask these questions to your group. Make sure you know the answers so the information can be written on the Cornell Notes page. Use your grammatical notes from chapter 1, verb Ser if you need to. What are subject pronouns; when have you used them? And what are some of them? What is an infinitive? What is to conjugate a verb? Then, work with the conjugations or forms of the verb tener. Make sure that the spelling is correct.
Yo tengo = I have Nosotros/as tenemos =We have
Tú tienes = You (informal) have Uds. tienen =You (plural) have
Él tiene = He has Ellos tienen =They have (masc. pl.)
Ella tiene = She has
Ud. tiene = You (formal) have Ellas tienen = They have (fem)
Some uses of the verb tener:
Tener______ años: Is used to express age
Tener _____años is one of the expressions in which tener means “to be”. Literally, this expression means, “to have ______ years of life, but the real or true meaning is “to be ______ years old.
Marta tiene quince años. Marta is fifteen years old. Carlos y Luis tienen diez años; ellos son gemelos. Carlos y Luis are ten years old; they are twins.
"Tener que + infinitive”
Tener que + infinitive is one way to express obligation or necessity. This expression can be translated as "someone has to do something." Tener is conjugated according to the subject of the sentence; the conjuation is followed by que and then the infinitive
Formula= Correct form of tener + que + the infinitive
Yo tengo que comer las verduras. I have to eat the vegetables.
Ángel tiene que leer el periódico. Ángel has to read the newspaper.
Ellos tienen que comprar una revista. They have to buy a magazine.
María tiene un examen el lunes. Ella tiene que estudiar. María has a test on Monday. She has to study.
