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La gramatica- grammar The verb ‘to have’ (tener) in the present tense The verb ‘tener’ (to have) is one of the most commonly used verbs in the Spanish language. You should memorize the different forms of this verb in the present tense, as it will be extremely useful to you. Just as in English, the verb forms change (conjugate) depending on the subject. The subject is the person ‘doing’ the action that is expressed in the verb. For example, in English, we say: I have a cat. He has a cat. We have a cat. She has a cat. They have a cat. Notice how the form of ‘have’ changes, depending on ‘who’ is having the cat. The verb forms also change like this in Spanish. The following are the different forms of the verb ‘tener’: yo tengo I have tú tienes You (singular/informal) have él tiene He has ella tiene She has Usted tiene You (singular/formal) have nosotros tenemos We have vosotros tenéis You (plural/informal) have * Spain only ellos tienen they (masculine/mix) have ellas tienen they (feminine) have Ustedes tienen you (plural (formal/ informal) have *Everywhere ‘To have’ or ‘to be’? That is the question. In Spanish, there are a few common expressions in which the verb ‘tener’ (to have) is used, but in the equivalent English expressions, the verb ‘to be’ would be used instead. For example: In English, you would say ‘to be # years old’, whereas in Spanish, you ‘have a certain number of years’. I am fifteen years old = Yo tengo quince años. (Literally, ‘I have fifteen years’). Here are some expressions that use ‘tener’ (to have) in this way: Tener frío = to be cold (ie: temperature) Tener calor = to be hot (ie: temperature) Tener sed = to be thirsty Tener hambre = to be hungry Tener prisa =to be in a rush Tener suerte = to be lucky Tener # años = to be # years old Tener miedo = to be afraid * Note that ‘tener’ will conjugate depending on the subject of the sentence. For example: Miguel tiene suerte. (Miguel is lucky) Nosotros tenemos hambre. (We are hungry) Yo tengo miedo. (I am afraid). Tú tienes frío. (You are cold)
