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Spanish (Spain)

The verb **tener** means "to have". It is an irregular verb, which means its present tense forms do not follow the standard rules completely.

| Subject | Present tense of **tener** |
| - | - |
| yo | tengo |
| tú | tienes |
| él / ella / usted | tiene |
| nosotros / nosotras | tenemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | tenéis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tienen |

Use **tener** to talk about possession, such as having a pet, money, or time.

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### Physical Sensations

In English, you use the verb "to be" for physical sensations like being hungry, thirsty, hot, or afraid. In Spanish, you use **tener** combined with a noun. Literally, you are saying "I have hunger" (**el hambre**) or "I have thirst" (**la sed**).

Because these sensations are nouns rather than adjectives, if you want to say you are *very* hungry or hot, you must use **mucho** (a lot of) instead of **muy** (very). 

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### Expressing Age

In Spanish, you don't *are* a certain age; you *have* years. When talking about age, use **tener** followed by the number and the word **años** (years). 

To ask someone's age, use **cuántos** (how many) to ask "How many years do you have?".

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### Being Right

You will also use **tener** to say that someone is right. The Spanish word for "reason" is **la razón**. To say someone is right, you literally say they "have reason" (**tener razón**).

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The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Question	Answer
to have	tener
I have a small dog.	Yo tengo un perro pequeño.
the money	el dinero
Do you have the money?	¿Tienes el dinero?
the time	el tiempo
We have time today.	Nosotros tenemos tiempo hoy.
You all do not have a lot of money.	Vosotros no tenéis mucho dinero.
the hunger	el hambre
the thirst	la sed
They are hungry and thirsty.	Ellos tienen hambre y sed.
how much	cuánto
the year	el año
How old is the boy?	¿Cuántos años tiene el niño?
The boy is one year old.	El niño tiene un año.
the heat	el calor
The girl is very hot.	La chica tiene mucho calor.
the fear	el miedo
I am always afraid in the hospital.	Siempre tengo miedo en el hospital.
the reason / being right	la razón
Who is right now?	¿Quién tiene razón ahora?
The man is not right.	El hombre no tiene razón.
Are you all hungry or thirsty?	¿Tenéis hambre o sed?
We do not have time for this.	No tenemos tiempo para esto.
How much money do you have?	¿Cuánto dinero tienes?
The small cat is afraid.	El gato pequeño tiene miedo.
I am hot in the car.	Tengo calor en el coche.

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