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tener
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tener
verbto have
Tengo una pregunta para ti.
I have a question for you.
More examples
¿Tienes hambre o sed?
Are you hungry or thirsty?
El año pasado tuvimos mucho frío en enero.
Last year we had a very cold January.
Phrases
- tener hambre
- to be hungry
- tener que
- to have to
- tener ganas de
- to feel like (doing)
Spanish uses tener for age, hunger, cold and fear: tengo veinte años, tengo frío.
Related
participio: tenidogerundio: teniendo
Presente
Now and habits · I have
Pretérito
Finished past: yesterday, last year · I had
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual past · I used to have, I was having
Futuro
Future · I will have
Blue = ending · highlighted = irregular, learn it · dotted = spelling change