El verbo "tener"
to have, to be and so much more!
Conjugar
Primero tenemos que CONJUGAR el verbo:
yo tengo nosotros tenemos
tú tienes vosotros tenéis
él / ella / usted tiene ellos / ellas / ustedes tienen
**Remember: it is called a -go verb because of the yo conjugation but there are also spelling changes so be careful!
yo tengo nosotros tenemos
tú tienes vosotros tenéis
él / ella / usted tiene ellos / ellas / ustedes tienen
**Remember: it is called a -go verb because of the yo conjugation but there are also spelling changes so be careful!
Tener como modismo o expresión idiomática
Tener means to have (as in cats, dogs, a headache :) but it also is widely used in several idiomatic expressions to include: to be cold, to be hot, to be thirsty, etc. See the weblink below to expand your list!
After checking out the website with expressions, take the quiz from studyspanish.com!
After checking out the website with expressions, take the quiz from studyspanish.com!
las gorilas tienen frío!
el sol tiene calor
la ardilla tiene sed; le gusta la Coca Cola!
INFINITIVE EXPRESSIONs with tener
There are 2 very important expressions for your use/practice:
tener + que + infinitive: to have to do something (ie: I have to do HW :) &...
tener + ganas de + infinitive: to feel like doing something (ie: I feel like sleeping!)
For the following practice that only highlights tener/que/infinitive, how could you "swap" out language to make those activities not what you HAVE to do but rather what you WANT to do???
tener + que + infinitive: to have to do something (ie: I have to do HW :) &...
tener + ganas de + infinitive: to feel like doing something (ie: I feel like sleeping!)
For the following practice that only highlights tener/que/infinitive, how could you "swap" out language to make those activities not what you HAVE to do but rather what you WANT to do???