This document discusses the use of the verb "tener" in Spanish to express obligation and necessity using the construction "tener que". It provides examples of how "tener" conjugates according to the subject and translates as "having to" do something. It also discusses how "tener" is used in idiomatic expressions to describe age, temperature, and physical sensations like being cold, hot, hungry, thirsty or sleepy.

1. Tener que
AND Idioms with
Tener

2. Tener que + infinitive
is one way to express obligation or
necessity.

3. This expression can be
translated as
"someone has to do something."

4. Tener is conjugated
according to the
subject of the sentence.

5. Tengo que comer las verduras.
I have to eat the vegetables.

6. Ángel tiene que leer el periódico.
Ángel has to read the newspaper.

7. Ellos tienen que comprar una revista.
They have to buy a magazine.

8. Hay un examen.
Nosotros tenemos que estudiar.

9. Usted aprende el español.
Usted tiene que practicar mucho.

10. Bill está en España.
Bill tiene que hablar español.

11. No hay carro.
Tienes que tomar un taxi.

12. Idiomatic expressions with tener
An idiom is a group of words which, when used
together, has a different meaning from the one
which the individual words have. For example:
- How do you know about John's illness?
- Oh, I heard it on the grapevine.

13. When using these idiomatic expressions,
conjugate the verb (tener) according to the subject
of the sentence.
Yo tengo cinco
años.
Tú tienes ocho
años.
PiPi tiene dos
años.

14. There are many idiomatic
expressions that use the verb tener.
This one
expresses age:
Idiom: tener _____ años
Literally: to have _____
years
True Meaning: to be _____
years old

15. Spanish also has many idiomatic
expressions.
Although their literal translations sound odd
to
English speakers, they sound perfectly
natural
to native speakers. Here is one example:
Idiom: Hace mucho calor.
Literally: It makes much
heat.
True Meaning: It is
very hot.

16. Many other expressions using tener
express physical sensations.
tener frío
to be cold
tener calor
to be hot
tener hambre
to be hungry
tener sed
to be thirsty
tener sueño
to be sleepy