/teˈneɾ/

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Translation

to have, to possess

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Word origin

From Latin tenere ('to hold, to keep, to possess').

Origin
Latin
Root
tenere
English cognates
tenant, tenacious, tenable

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

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

Subjunctive

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

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túten
ud.tenga
nosotrostengamos
vosotrostened
uds.tengan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
teniendo
Past participle
tenido

Examples

.

I have two brothers and one sister.

.

The train is ten minutes late.

.

We have to leave before eight o'clock.

, .

You are right, I was wrong.

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I was very hungry after the long walk.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 2: tener, lo, un and 11 more words.