Transcript Tener
Tener
Let’s look at the
verb tener (“to
have”). It features
two verb changes
that we will see very
soon.
Las formas de TENER
yo tengo
tú tienes
él,ella Ud. tiene
nosotros tenemos
ellos, ellas, Uds. tienen
yo tengo
The “yo” form is
irregular because it
adds a –g- before
the final –o.
There is a small
group of verbs that
act in the same way.
We will call them the
“go” verbs.
tú tienes, él tiene, ellos tienen
These three verb forms change
in the middle, too. The stem
“ten-” becomes “tien-.” The
endings are the usual for –er
verbs: -es, -e, -en.
This is an example of one kind
of stem-changing verb. We
will see three different kinds of
stem-changing verbs.
Nosotros tenemos
This form is regular.
This is another
feature of stemchanging verbs:
there is no change
in the stem in the
nosotros form.
Arrrggghhh!
That’s a lot to
remember, but for
right now just learn
tener as an irregular
verb.
Let’s Practice!!
Yo _______ (tener)
dos clases de
ciencias, pero mi
amiga _______
(tener) sólo una.
Tener
Yo tengo dos
clases de ciencias,
pero mi amiga
tiene sólo una.
May I have another?
Nosotros _______
(tener) una fiesta el
sábado si tú
_______ (tener)
tiempo para venir.
Tener!
Nosotros tenemos
una fiesta el
sábado si tú tienes
tiempo para venir.
That’s all, folks!
Now you are ready
to work on the next
Spanish verb set:
–go verbs.