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2 It is an irregular verb in all forms except “nosotros”. ITS BEST TO JUST MEMORIZE IT!

3  Lets look! (Yo) Tengo= I have (Nosotros/as) Tenemos =We have (Tú) Tienes= You have Él Tiene =He has Ellos Tienen =They have (masc. pl.) Ella Tiene=She has Ellas Tienen 2 = They have (fem.Pl.) Ud. Tiene=You haveUds. Tienen = You all have (pl) (formal)

4  It is considered a “-Go verb” because a random “g” appears, for no apparent reason, in the 1 st person singular (yo) form.  Tengo = I have.  There are more “-go verbs” that will be covered in later chapters.  It is also a “stem changing verb”. Because like the name suggests, the stem of the verb changes. Stem  Tener – er = tenThe stem of the verb is what’s left after you subtract the “-ar, -er, -ir”  In the case of tener, the “e” in the stem (ten-) changes to –ie-, making the new stem “tien-” Except in the yo and nosotros forms  Stem changing verbs also known as “shoe verbs” do not change in the nosotros form

5  "Tener que + infinitive "  Tener que + infinitive is one way to express obligation or necessity. This expression can be translated as "someone has to do something." Tener is conjugated according to the subject of the sentence.  Tengo que comer las verduras. I have to eat the vegetables.  Ángel tiene que leer el periódico. Ángel has to read the newspaper.  Ellos tienen que comprar una revista. They have to buy a magazine.  María tiene un examen el lunes. Ella tiene que estudiar. María has a test on Monday. She has to study.