FL 1.

5 – UNIDAD II ABIS2 – 1 ST TERM

Professor: Elmer Cahilog

Vocabulario: La Casa y Las Cosas de la Casa

EL VERBO TENER

Conjugation_______________________________________

Uses:_____________________________________________
1. Possession – the simplest and most common use of tener is
to show possession.
FL 1.5 – UNIDAD II ABIS2 – 1 ST TERM
Professor: Elmer Cahilog

Apéndice
2. Age – In English, we use the verb “to be” to express age: “I
tener calor to be hot
am twenty years old”. In Spanish, however, one has years:
tener celos to be jealous
“Tengo viente anos”.
tener cuidado to be careful
 When asking the age of someone or something, you tener dolor de to have your ... hurt
literally ask how many years a person or thing has. tener dolor de la to have your head hurt
cabeza
tener dolor de la to have your throat hurt
garganta
tener dolor del to have your stomach hurt
estómago
tener éxito to have success
tener fiebre to have a fever
tener frío to be cold
tener ganas de + to feel like doing something
infinitive
3. Expressions in Tener– There are several phrases in Spanish tener hambre to be hungry
that use tener where we use the verb “to be” in English to
tener miedo to be scared
express the same meaning.
tener prisa to be in a hurry
 For example, instead of the English “being hungry” tener razón to be right
(“to be” + Adjective), oner “has hunger” (“to have” tener sed to be thirsty
(tener) + Noun)in Spanish. tener sentido to make sense
tener sueño to be tired
tener suerte to be lucky
tener tos to have a cough
tener verguenza to be embarrassed

VOCABULARIO: ROPA

 4. Obligation – To show obligation, use the following

pattern, conjugating tener to correspond to the
subject.
 Tener + que + infinitive (unconjugated verb)