Tener

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Tener

• To Have

the first two pages of the Tener Packet
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The Conjugation of Tener

• The verb Tener is an irregular verb that
  generally means to have. It is conjugated as seen
  here
• Yo tengo
• Tú tienes
• Él, Ella, Ud. tiene
• Nosotros tenemos
• Vosotros tenéis
• Ellos, Ellas, Uds. tienen

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Regular Usage of Tener

• Tener is generally used to show possession.
• Examples
• Maria tiene dos gatos.
• Maria has two cats.
• Los estudíantes tienen mucho tarea.
• The students have a lot of homework.

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Using Tener Negatively

• Although Tener is an irregular verb, using it in
  a negative sentence is much the same as with
  regular verbs.
• Place the word no directly before the verb
• Yo no tengo un gato yo tengo un perro.
• I dont have a cat I have a dog.

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Other of Tener

• In Spanish, the verb Tener is used the way that
  the verb To Be is used in English. We refer to
  these uses of Tener as idiomatic expressions.
• In Spanish instead of saying that one is cold,
  warm, tired, afraid, in a hurry, or other
  feelings, we say that one has these feelings.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener frío to be cold
• Yo siempre tengo frío en el invierno.
• I am always cold in the winter.
• Tener calor- to be warm/hot
• Él tiene calor en el verano.
• He is warm in the summer.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener sueño to be sleepy
• Andrés tiene sueño.
• Andrew is sleepy.
• Tener suerte to be lucky
• Tú tienes muchos buenos amigos,
• tienes suerte.
• You have many good friends, you
• are very lucky.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener hambre- to be hungry
• El perro siempre tiene hambre.
• The dog is always hungry.
• Tener sed to be thirsty
• Hace mucho calor hoy, tengo sed.
• Its very hot today, Im thirsty.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener prisa to be in a hurry
• La clase empienza a las ocho, tenemos prisa.
• The class begins at eight, we are in a hurry.
• Tener () años to be () years old
• Esteban tiene quince años.
• Steve is 15 years old.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener razón to be right correct
• Sí, dos y dos son cuatro, tiene razón.
• Yes, two and two are four, you are correct.
• No tener razón to be wrong, incorrect
• No, dos y trés no son dos
• no tienes razón.
• No, two and three are not two
• you are incorrect.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener miedo de to be afraid of (always used
  with a noun)
• La chica tiene miedo de las arañas.
• The girl is afraid of spiders.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Tener miedo a to be afraid of doing (always
  used with a verb)
• El niño tiene miedo a no pasar el examen.
• The boy is afraid of not passing the test.

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Review of Idiomatic Expression List
• Tener frío To be cold
• Tener calor To be warm/hot
• Tener sueño To be sleepy
• Tener suerte To be lucky
• Tener hambre To be hungry
• Tener sed To be thirsty
• Tener prisa To be in a hurry
• Tener () años To be () years old

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Idiomatic Expressions with Tener

• Review of Idiomatic Expression List
• Tener razón To be right correct
• No tener razón To be wrong incorrect
• Tener miedo de To be afraid of (always used with
  a noun)
• Tener miedo a To be afraid of doing (always used
  with a verb)