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Tener “To Have” La clase de español I Tener- To have The Spanish verb tener translates to English as: to have This verb is considered irregular; it does not follow the pattern as regular “ER” verbs It is best to memorize the conjugations because there is no pattern to follow The conjugations of Tener Yo Tengo Nosotros Tenemos Tú Tienes Él/Ella/Ud. Tiene Ellos/Ellas/Uds. Tienen Look closely at the Yo form In the Yo form of tener, the letter g appears: Yo Tengo (I have) Notice the letter I After the Yo form we see the appearance of the letter I in the tú, él/ella/ud, and ella/ellas/uds. forms: Tú tienes (you have) Él tiene (he has) Ellos tienen (they have) The Nosotros Form The nosotros form of the verb tener does NOT have the letter I: Nosotros tenemos (we have) Special uses of Tener in Spanish In Spanish, the verb tener is used in certain situations that the verb “to be” is used in English: Age Hunger/Thirst Age ¿Cuántos años tienes? (how old are you) Tengo quince años. (I am fifteen years old) The above sentences loosely translate into English as: How many years do you have? & I have fifteen years. Hambre/Sed As with age, it is necessary to use tener when discussing hunger and thirst. ¿Tienes tú hambre? (are you hungry) Si, tengo hambre. (yes, I am hungry) Tengo sed. (I am thirsty) ¿Hay preguntas? Remember that you are always welcome to contact your instructor with any questions that you may have! ¡Buena suerte!