tener

/teˈneɾ/

verb #17 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to have, to possess

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotengotuveteníatendrétendría
tienestuvisteteníastendrástendrías
él/ella/ud.tienetuvoteníatendrátendría
nos.tenemostuvimosteníamostendremostendríamos
vos.tenéistuvisteisteníaistendréistendríais
ellos/uds.tienentuvieronteníantendrántendrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotengatuvieratuviese
tengastuvierastuvieses
él/ella/ud.tengatuvieratuviese
nos.tengamostuviéramostuviésemos
vos.tengáistuvieraistuvieseis
ellos/uds.tengantuvierantuviesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
ten
ud.tenga
nosotrostengamos
vosotrostened
uds.tengan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
teniendo
Past participle
tenido

Examples

.

I have two brothers and one sister.

minutos retraso.

The train is ten minutes late.

.

We have to leave before eight o'clock.

, equivoque.

You are right, I was wrong.

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