The Verb tener - Matteson School District 162

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Gram?tica, Unidad 2, Lecci?n 1

The Verb tener

Use the verb tener to talk about what you have. How do you conjugate this verb?

Here's how:

tener to have

yo

tengo nosotros(as) tenemos

t?

tienes vosotros(as) ten?is

usted, tiene ?l, ella

ustedes, ellos(as)

tienen

Tenemos clase el lunes. We have class on Monday.

?Tienes una bicicleta? Do you have a bike?

Tener + que + infinitive is used to talk about what someone has to do.

Tengo que estudiar. I have to study.

Miguel tiene que leer un libro. Miguel has to read a book.

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Present Tense of -ar Verbs

Many infinitives in Spanish end in -ar. How do you form the present tense of these verbs?

Here's how:

In Spanish, the present tense is formed by changing the ending of the verb.

To form the present tense of a regular verb that ends in -ar, drop the -ar and add the appropriate ending.

hablar ar ar

o, as, a, amos, ?is, or an

yo

t?

usted, ?l, ella

hablar to talk, to speak

hablo nosotros(as) hablamos

hablas vosotros(as) habl?is

habla

ustedes, ellos(as)

hablan

Hablo ingl?s.

?Hablan espa?ol?

I speak English.

Do they speak Spanish?

I am speaking English. Are they speaking Spanish?

I do speak English.

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The Verb estar

Use estar to indicate location and say how people feel.

Here's how:

estar to be

yo

estoy

nosotros(as) estamos

t?

est?s

vosotros(as) est?is

usted, est? ?l, ella

ustedes, ellos(as)

est?n

Pedro est? en la cafeter?a.

Pedro is in the cafeteria.

Use estar with the following words of location.

al lado (de) cerca (de)

debajo (de) delante (de)

dentro (de) detr?s (de)

encima (de) lejos (de)

Use the word de after the location word when a specific location is mentioned. When de is followed by the word el, they combine to form the contraction del.

La biblioteca est? al lado de la cafeter?a. La tiza est? encima del borrador.

The library is next to the cafeteria. The chalk is on top of the eraser.

Estar is also used with adjectives to say how someone feels at a

given moment.

El maestro est? tranquilo. Las chicas est?n cansadas.

The teacher is calm.

The girls are tired.

?Recuerdas? Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe.

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The Verb ir

Use ir to talk about where someone is going. How do you form the present tense of this verb?

Here's how:

yo

voy

t?

vas

usted, va ?l, ella

ir to go

nosotros(as) vamos

vosotros(as) vais

ustedes,

van

ellos(as)

Use ir with the word a to say that someone is going to a specific place. When a is followed by the word el, they combine to form the contraction al.

Voy a la biblioteca. I'm going to the library.

Los estudiantes van al gimnasio. The students are going to the gym.

To ask where someone is going, use ?ad?nde...?

?Ad?nde vas? Where are you going?

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