Tener is one of the most commonly used irregular verbs in Spanish ad as such will need to be learned from an early stage in your Spanish studies. This article will highlight the use of Tener and how it is used in some common Spanish Idioms.

Using the Irregular Spanish Verb Tener – To Have

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It is inevitable that you will use the verb tener which means ‘to have’, from quite an early stage of your Spanish studies as it is one of the most commonly used verbs in the Spanish language.

It is a particularly useful verb as it is used not only to indicate possession but it is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions that indicate emotions or states of being.

In English the verb ‘to have’ is used to describe possession but it can also be used as an auxiliary verb, for example; ‘I have a car’ (possessive) and ‘I have seen a car’ (auxiliary use).

In Spanish however, although ‘tener’ also means ‘to have’ it is only used as the possessive variation of the verb and the verb ‘haber’, also meaning ‘to have’, is used as the auxiliary verb.

Tener follows the following format in the present tense:

Singular:

(Yo) tengo I have

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