tener que

to have to

verb irregular Word 90 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate tener que

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

yo	tengo que I have to
tú	tienes que you have to
él/ella	tiene que he/she has to / you have to (formal)
nosotros	tenemos que we have to
ellos/ellas	tienen que they have to / you all have to

yo	tuve que I had to
tú	tuviste que you had to
él/ella	tuvo que he/she had to / you had to (formal)
nosotros	tuvimos que we had to
ellos/ellas	tuvieron que they had to / you all had to

yo	tenía que I had to / I used to have to
tú	tenías que you had to / you used to have to
él/ella	tenía que he/she had to / he/she used to have to / you had to (formal) / you used to have to (formal)
nosotros	teníamos que we had to / we used to have to
ellos/ellas	tenían que they had to / they used to have to / you all had to / you all used to have to

yo	tendré que I will have to
tú	tendrás que you will have to
él/ella	tendrá que he/she will have to / you will have to (formal)
nosotros	tendremos que we will have to
ellos/ellas	tendrán que they will have to / you all will have to

Mañana tengo que trabajar todo el día.

Tomorrow I have to work all day.

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