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Present tense irregular: tener & venir

Present tense irregular: tener & venir

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Present tense verbs: tener & venir

Irregular forms

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Tener and venir are irregular verbs because they don't follow the present tense conjugation pattern for regular -er and -ir verbs. Let's start by reviewing their meanings. What do "tener" and "venir" mean in English?

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Notice that in the tú, él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas and ustedes forms, the e of the stem changes to ie. In the yo form, they add a -go ending.

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Multiple Choice

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How would you conjugate "tener" in the first person yo form to say "I have"?

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tienes

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tengo

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tiene

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tenemos

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tenéis

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How would you conjugate "tener" in the third person él form to say "He has red hair"?

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tienes

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tengo

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tiene

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tenemos

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tenéis

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How would you conjugate the verb "venir" in the nosotros form to say "We come to the family reunion?"

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vengo

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vienes

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venimos

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viene

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vienen

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How would you conjugate the verb "venir" in the ellas form to say "They come to school"?

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vengo

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vienes

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venimos

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viene

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vienen

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Poll

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Responde: ¿Cuándo vienes a la clase de español?

Vengo lunes, martes y jueves.

Vengo lunes, miércoles y viernes.

Vengo todos los días (lunes a viernes)

Vengo sábado y domingo.

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Tener + noun or adj.

  • being a certain age (tener catorce años)

  • being hot or cold (tener calor o frío)

  • being hungry or thirsty (tener hambre o sed)

  • being afraid or in a hurry (tener miedo o prisa)

  • being right or wrong (tener razón o no tener razón)

  • being sleepy or lucky (tener sueño o suerte)

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¿Qué tiene el hombre?

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Tienen calor.

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Tiene frío.

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Tengo hambre.

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Tenemos sueño.

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¿Qué tiene la niña?

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Tenéis suerte.

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Tengo razón.

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Tiene sed.

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Tienes miedo.

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¿Qué tienen las personas impacientes?

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Tienes miedo.

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Tenemos cuidado.

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Tengo siete años.

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Tienen prisa.

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Tener + que (to have to) expresses an obligation.

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Traduce (Translate): Tengo que estudiar para el examen de biología.

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Traduce (Translate): Mamá tiene que trabajar.

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Tener ganas de (to feel like...)

Use this to express a desire to do something or to ask people what they feel like doing (tener ganas de + infinitive)

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¿Tienes ganas de comer?

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Do you feel like dancing?

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Do you feel like eating?

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Do you feel like cooking?

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Are you cold?

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Tengo ganas de bailar.

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You feel like sleeping.

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He feels like singing.

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I feel like dancing.

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They are in a hurry.

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Follow these steps to express desire to do something. You still need to conjugate tener.

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Open Ended

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Escribe: Write a complete sentence in Spanish that expresses "I feel like reading".

Present tense verbs: tener & venir

Irregular forms

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