Wk 6: Present Tense of Tener and Venir

Tener and venir

most of their forms irregular; don’t follow patterns of regular -er or -ir verbs

to have

Tener

Tener

• yo tengo

• tu tienes

• usted/el/ella tiene

• nosotros/as tenemos

• vosotros/as teneis

• ustedes/ellos/as tienen

to come

Venir

Venir

• yo vengo

• tu vienes

• usted/el/ella viene

• nosotros/as venimos

• vosotros/as venis

• ustedes/ellos/as vienen

Construction for Tener

tener + noun = to be + adjective

to be very hot

tener mucho calor

to be very cold

tener mucho frio

to be very hungry

tener mucha hambre

to be very thirsty

tener mucha sed

to be right

tener razon

to be wrong

no tener razon

to be very careful

tener mucho cuidado

to be very scared of

tener mucho miedo de

to be very sleep

tener mucho sueno

to be very lucky

tener mucha suerte

to be in a hurry

tener prisa

To say you have to do something, use:

tener que + infinitive

To talk about what you feel like doing, use:

tener ganaas de + infinitive