The Verb Tener - El Verbo Tener

Now we will look at one of the most useful Spanish verbs - the verb “tener,” which means “to have.”

The verb tener is irregular in the present tense. A (g) is added to form the first person singular. To make things more difficult, (e) changes to (ie) - with the exception of nostoros. The table below shows how to conjugate the verb tener.

tener (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
yo
				
tengo
				
(I have)
			
			

				
tú
				
tienes
				
(you have)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
tiene
				
(you/he/she has)
			
			

				
nosotros
				
tenemos
				
(we have)
			
			

				
vosotros
				
teneis
				
(you guys have)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
tienen
				
(you all/they have)
			
		

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)

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