VERB Tener-->To Have

The verb tener (teh-NEHR) means to have. It is an irregular verb, which means that it does
not follow the normal conjugation rules. (Sometimes tener is used to describe state of being.)
Tener is used in the following ways:
To describe possesion Yo tengo un lapiz.------------> I have a pencil.
To describe state of being Yo tengo miedo.---------------> I am scared.
To tell your age Tengo 5 aos.--------> I am 5 years old.

yo I I have-----> yo tengo
t you you have----> t tienes
l/ella/Ud. he/she/sir he has----> l tiene
nosotros we we have----> nosotros tenemos
vosotros they/you plural (Spain) they have----> vosotros tenis
ellos/ellas/Uds. they/you plural (Latin America) they have----> ellos tienen

Lets practice conjugating the verb to have (tener).

Yo________________ cinco vacas. T_______________ mucho hambre.

I have five cows. You are very hungry.

Lucy________________ frio. Ella_______________ sueo.

Lucy is cold. She is very tired.

l_______________ mucho miedo. Nosotros_______________mucha sed.

He is very scared. We are very thirsty.

Ellas_________________ tos. Vosotros____________________calor.

The girls have a cough. They are hot.

Mimi________________ un carro. Eddy______________un libro de dibujo.

Mimi has a car. Eddy has a book about drawing.

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VERB Tener-->To Have
The verb tener (teh-NEHR) means to have. It is an irregular verb, which means that it does
not follow the normal conjugation rules. (Sometimes tener is used to describe state of being.)
Tener is used in the following ways:
To describe possesion Yo tengo un lapiz.------------> I have a pencil.
To describe state of being Yo tengo miedo.---------------> I am scared.
To tell your age Tengo 5 aos.--------> I am 5 years old.

yo I I have-----> yo tengo
t you you have----> t tienes
l/ella/Ud. he/she/sir he has----> l tiene
nosotros we we have----> nosotros tenemos
vosotros they/you plural (Spain) they have----> vosotros tenis
ellos/ellas/Uds. they/you plural (Latin America) they have----> ellos tienen

Lets practice conjugating the verb to have (tener).

tengo
Yo________________ cinco vacas. tienes
T_______________ mucho hambre.
I have five cows. You are very hungry.

tiene
Lucy________________ frio. tiene
Ella_______________ sueo.
Lucy is cold. She is very tired.

tiene
l_______________ mucho miedo. tenemos
Nosotros_______________mucha sed.
He is very scared. We are very thirsty.

tienen
Ellas_________________ tos. tenis
Vosotros____________________calor.
The girls have a cough. They are hot.

tiene
Mimi________________ un carro. tiene
Eddy______________un libro de dibujo.
Mimi has a car. Eddy has a book about drawing.

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2010-2011 by Education.com More worksheets at www.education.com/worksheets