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Spanish verb conjugation
tener
to have
verb
irregular
Word 12 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate tener
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | tengo I have | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | tienes you have | |
| él/ella | tiene he/she has / you have (formal) | |
| nosotros | tenemos we have | |
| ellos/ellas | tienen they have / you all have |
Preterite
| yo | tuve I had | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | tuviste you had | |
| él/ella | tuvo he/she had / you had (formal) | |
| nosotros | tuvimos we had | |
| ellos/ellas | tuvieron they had / you all had |
Imperfect
| yo | tenía I had / I used to have | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | tenías you had / you used to have | |
| él/ella | tenía he/she had / he/she used to have / you had (formal) / you used to have (formal) | |
| nosotros | teníamos we had / we used to have | |
| ellos/ellas | tenían they had / they used to have / you all had / you all used to have |
Future
| yo | tendré I will have | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | tendrás you will have | |
| él/ella | tendrá he/she will have / you will have (formal) | |
| nosotros | tendremos we will have | |
| ellos/ellas | tendrán they will have / you all will have |
In a sentence
Mi hermana tiene un perro muy pequeño.
My sister has a very small dog.
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