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Present Tense of Tener and Tener Idioms. Spanish 1- Chapter 4. Tener. Use the verb tener to tell what someone has . To conjugate the yo form , drop the - er ending and add – go . To conjugate all other forms except for nosotros and vosotros , change the – e to – ie .
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Present Tense of Tener and Tener Idioms Spanish 1- Chapter 4
Tener • Use theverbtenertotellwhatsomeonehas. Toconjugatetheyoform, dropthe -erending and add –go. Toconjugateallotherformsexceptfornosotros and vosotros , changethe –eto –ie.
In sentences… • Do youhave a pen? • ¿Tienes un bolígrafo? • No. I have a pencil • No. Tengo un lápiz.
Tener Idioms • Tenerisalsoused in thesecommonexpressions… • Tohaveto do something- tener que + infinitive • Tofeellikedoingsomething- tener ganas de + infinitive • To be in a hurry- tener prisa • To be hungry- tener hambre • To be thirsty- tener sed • HOWEVER- in all of theabovephrases…TENER has to be conjugated (changed) tosay WHO!
Tener idioms in sentences… • I feellikeresting. Whataboutyou? • Tengo ganas de descansar. ¿Y tú? • I’m in a hurry. I havetogoto a rehearsal. • Tengo prisa. Tengo que ir a un ensayo. • Victorishungry. Are youhungry? • Victortiene hambre. ¿Tienes hambre?