This document provides information about the conjugations of the Spanish verbs tener (to have) and venir (to come) in the present tense. It notes that tener and venir are among the most commonly used verbs in Spanish and that their forms are mostly irregular. The full conjugations of tener and venir in the present tense are provided. The document also provides additional information on uses and patterns of these verbs.

1. Español I – Sr. Johnston
jueves, el veinticinco de abril del 2013
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2. The verbs tener (to have) and
venir (to come) are among the most frequently used in
Spanish. Because most of their
forms are irregular, you will have to learn
each one individually.
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Present tense conjugation of: tener “to have”
yo tengo nosotros/as tenemos
tú tienes ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen
él/ella/Ud. tiene
Present tense conjugation of: venir “to come”
yo vengo nosotros/as venimos
tú vienes ellos/ellas/Uds. vienen
él/ella/Ud. viene

4. The endings are the same as those of regular -er and -ir
verbs, except for the yo forms, which are irregular:
tengo, vengo.
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5. In the tú, Ud., and Uds. forms, the e of the stem
changes to ie as shown below.
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6. The nosotros and vosotros forms are the only ones
which are regular. Compare them to the forms of comer
and escribir that you learned on page 96.
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8. In certain idiomatic or set expressions in
Spanish, you use the construction tener + [noun] to express
to be + [adjective].
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9. To express an obligation, use tener que (to have to) +
[infinitive].
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10. To ask people if they feel like doing something, use
tener ganas de (to feel
like) + [infinitive].
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Provide the appropriate forms of tener and venir. The first item in
each column has been done for you.
1. Ellos ________ dos hermanos.
2. Yo _____ una hermana.
3. El artista _____ tres primos.
4. Nosotros _____ diez tíos.
5. Eva y Diana _____ un sobrino.
6. Usted _____ cinco nietos.
7. Tú _____ dos hermanastras.
8. Ustedes _____ cuatro hijos.
9. Ella _____ una hija.
1. Mis padres ________ de México.
2. Tú _____ de España.
3. Nosotras _____ de Cuba.
4. Pepe _____ de Italia.
5. Yo _____ de Francia.
6. Ustedes _____ del Canadá.
7. Alfonso y yo _____ de Portugal.
8. Ellos _____ de Alemania.
9. Usted _____ de Venezuela.
tienen
tener venir
vienen