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Tener & Tener Que
Tener - Present Tense
Model Question and Answer: Choose the correct form. Q: Yo _____ una gata. |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
The verb tener (to have) is conjugated in the present tense as follows:
| yo | tengo | nosotros/as | tenemos |
| tú | tienes | vosotros/as | tenéis |
| él, ella, Ud. | tiene | ellos/as, Uds. | tienen |
Tener is used exactly like the verb to have in English, to express possession or property.
Yo tengo una pluma nueva.
I have a new pen.
Juan tiene muchos amigos en la escuela.
John has a lot of friends at school.
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The Idiomatic Tener
Model Question and Answer: Choose the correct form. Q: Yo _____ sed. (I'm thirsty) |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
Note that the verb tener (to have) has various idiomatic uses in Spanish:
(a) It is used with certain nouns to indicate physical or mental condition.
Yo tengo hambre.
I am hungry.
Él tiene frío.
He is cold.
Other phrases with tener, similarly used, are:
tener calor - (to be warm or hot)
tener sed - (to be thirsty)
tener miedo - (to be afraid)
tener sueño - (to be sleepy)
tener razón - (to be right)
(b) Tener is also used in Spanish to express age.
Él tiene diez años.
He is ten years old.
La catedral tiene 100 años.
The cathedral is 100 years old.
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Tener Que
Model Question and Answer: Supply the proper form of tener que. Also include the infinitive which appears in parentheses. Q: Yo _____ (estudiar) hoy. |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
Note that tener followed by que and an infinitive is often used in Spanish to express obligation or necessity.
Yo tengo que estudiar mucho.
I have to study a lot.
Tenemos que aprender muchas palabras nuevas.
We have to learn a lot of new words.
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TENER QUE in place of Deber
Model Question and Answer: Substitute, in place of the verb deber, the correct form of tener que and the necessary infinitive. (The meaning in both cases remains the same.) Q: Yo debo estudiar. (I have to study) |
Useful Grammar For This Quiz
The purpose of this exercise is to provide further practice with tener que, followed by an infinitive, to express obligation or necessity — See previous lesson.
NOTE: When deber is used alone as the main verb of a sentence it has the meaning of to owe.
Yo le debo cinco dólares a Juan.
I owe Juan five dollars.
When, however, deber is used as an auxiliary verb, it has the meaning of must or have to.
