Aim: What common phrases do we use with the verb tener?
Do Now: Answer the following…
1. What does “tener” mean?
2. How do you conjugate tener?
yo- tengo nosotros- tenemos
tu- tienes ellos- tienen
el- tiene
3. Why is tener an irregular verb?
4. Have you used the verb tener in a sentence before? How?
CLASS NOTES
How do we use tener?
– To express age
Yo tengo catorce años.
– To indicate obligation
Yo tengo que trabajar
I have to work.
– To express a desire to do something
Tengo ganas de comer chocolate.
I have the desire to eat chocolate.
(I want to eat chocolate.)
– To indicate possession
Yo tengo un telefono.
I have a phone.
– To express sensation
Tengo hambre/sed
I’m hungry/thristy.
– To say you’re in a hurry
Tengo prisa
I’m in a hurry
PRACTICE!
Translate the following sentences using the correct expression of Tener
1. He is hungry.
2. She is 10.
3. They feel like dancing.
4. We have to study.
5. You are in a hurry.
