El verbo tener/to have The verb “tener" is an irregular verb so, you must memorize the conjugations. The endings are the same as those of regular -er and -ir verbs in the present tense. Except for the YO form, which is iregular: yo tengo First, let's learn or review the conjugations of tener (to have):
USES: 1) To express -One's Age In Spanish, the verb tener is used to express a person's age and NOT the verb to be. ¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you? To answer follow this formula: (tener)+ (number)+ (años) Tengo catorce años. I am 14 years old. ¿Cuántos años tiene tu madre? How old is your mother? Ella tiene 40 años. More Exemples 2) Spanish Expressions That Use Tener To express certain idiomatic expressions in Spanish, use the verb tener and NOT the verb to be. Here you can find further explanations
More expressions with the verb tener:
To talk about things someone has to do, you can use two phrases that express obligation tener que + infinitive and hay que + infinitive. Learn the formula below: Tener + que+ Infinitive: 'have to'+ infinitive +obligation Examples Tengo que estudiar biologia. I have to study biology. Tenemos que leer todos los dias. We have to read every day. 4) Expressing hair and eye color To express hair an eye color conjugate the verb tener to match the subject. Follow these formulas: tener+ el pelo+ color Tengo el pelo negro. tener + los ojos + color Tienen los ojos verbes. Remember the adjective form (masculine/feminine, singular/plural) will change according to the gender/number of the THING BEING DESCRIBE. More examples 5) To express family relationships To talk about family members use the verb tener.
Práctica 1) Verb Conjugation race Use this activity to practice regular and irregular verbs in a fun, competitive way. The only requirement is that students know a variety of verbs, regular and irregular. Directions:
Materials: individual white boards or scrap sheets of paper, a list of verbs to be conjugated 2)To practice how to express obligation. Copy these sentences and translate them into English:
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