Tener – to have

Spanish Verb to Have

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Tener – to have – is one of the most common irregular Spanish verbs. In the simple present tense, tener is used just like the English verb "to have" when it means "to possess"*:

Por ejemplo…

Tengo dos hermanos.		I have two brothers.
¿Tienes un diccionario?		Do you have a dictionary?
No tenemos dinero.		We don’t have any money.

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Tener conjugations

Present tense

yo	tengo		nosotros	tenemos
tú	tienes		vosotros	tenéis
él, ella, Ud.	tiene		ellos, ellas, Uds.	tienen

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 * Note that when "have" is an auxiliary verb (e.g., I have eaten), Spanish uses a different verb: haber.

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 En français

• Avoir
   

 In italiano

• Avere
   

Verbs conjugated like tener

• contener – to contain
• detener – to detain, stop
• mantener – to maintain
• obtener – to obtain
• retener – to retain

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