Verb tener expressions

1. Tener Idioms
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2. A “tener idiom” is . . .
 Not translated literally.
 There is no “have” in English translation
of the idiom.
 In Spanish, we are using nouns for
English adjectives.
 This verb is considered irregular; it does
NOT follow the pattern as regular “-ER”
verbs.
 It is best to memorize the conjugations
because there is no pattern to follow.

3. 1.Tengo- I have 4. Tenemos- We have
2. Tienes- You have (inf.) 5. Teneis- You (p.inf.)
3. Tiene- You have (form.) 6. Tienen- Y’all / They
have

4. Tener used instead of SER
or ESTAR
As you know, there are two verbs in
Spanish which mean “to be”- ser and
estar. The verb tener, although it means
“to have,” can also be translated as a
form of the verb “TO BE.” Here are a few
examples of tener idioms:

5. *The literal meaning would be “ I have hunger,” but
English uses the verb to be.

6. Tener . . . años
6 meses
6 años
26 años
99 años

8. Tener ganas de + infinitivo

14. Tener miedo de…

15. Tener éxito

16. Tener suerte

17. Tener cuidado

18. Tener razón

19. Tener vergüenza

20. Tener dolor (de…)

21. Tener celos (de…)