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Tener (to have) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of tener (to have) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Tener (to have) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 6: Decir tu edad (Saying your age)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Tener (to have) Teniendo (Having) Tenido (Had)

Tener (to have): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) tengo I have
(tú) tienes You have
(él/ella) tiene he has/she has
(nosotros/nosotras) tenemos we have
(vosotros/vosotras) tenéis you have
(ellos/ellas) tienen they have

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he tenido I have had
(tú) has tenido You have had
(él/ella) ha tenido he/she has had
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos tenido we have had
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis tenido You have had
(ellos/ellas) han tenido they have had

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) tenga I have
(tú) tengas you have
(él/ella) tenga he/she has
(nosotros/nosotras) tengamos we have
(vosotros/vosotras) tengáis you have
(ellos/ellas) tengan they have

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya tenido I have had
(tú) hayas tenido You have had
(él/ella) haya tenido he/she has had
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos tenido we have had
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis tenido you have had
(ellos/ellas) hayan tenido they have had

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) tenía I had
(tú) tenías You had
(él/ella) tenía he/she had
(nosotros/nosotras) teníamos we had
(vosotros/vosotras) teníais You had
(ellos/ellas) tenían they had

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había tenido I had had
(tú) habías tenido You had had
(él/ella) había tenido he/she had had
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos tenido we had had
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais tenido You had had
(ellos/ellas) habían tenido they had had

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) tuviera/tuviese I had
(tú) tuvieras/tuvieses you had
(él/ella) tuviera/tuviese he/she had
(nosotros/nosotras) tuviéramos/tuviésemos we had
(vosotros/vosotras) tuvierais/tuvieseis you would have
(ellos/ellas) tuvieran/tuviesen they had

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese tenido I had had
(tú) hubieras/hubieses tenido you had had
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese tenido he/she had had
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos tenido we had had
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis tenido you would have had
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen tenido they had had

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) tuve I had
(tú) tuviste you had
(él/ella) tuvo he/she had
(nosotros/nosotras) tuvimos we had
(vosotros/vosotras) tuvisteis You had
(ellos/ellas) tuvieron they had

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube tenido I had had
(tú) hubiste tenido you had had
(él/ella) hubo tenido he had had/she had had
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos tenido we had had
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis tenido You had had
(ellos/ellas) hubieron tenido they had had

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tuviere I will have
(tú) tuvieres You will have
(él/ella) tuviere he/she will have
(nosotros/nosotras) tuviéremos we will have
(vosotros/vosotras) tuviereis You will have
(ellos/ellas) tuvieren they will have

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere tenido I will have had
(tú) hubieres tenido You would have had
(él/ella) hubiere tenido he/she shall have had
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos tenido we will have had
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis tenido You would have had
(ellos/ellas) hubieren tenido they will have had

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tendré I will have
(tú) tendrás you will have
(él/ella) tendrá he/she will have
(nosotros/nosotras) tendremos we will have
(vosotros/vosotras) tendréis You will have
(ellos/ellas) tendrán they will have

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré tenido I will have had
(tú) habrás tenido You will have had
(él/ella) habrá tenido he/she will have had
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos tenido we will have had
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis tenido You will have had
(ellos/ellas) habrán tenido they will have had
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡ten! Have!
¡tenga! He/she have
¡tengamos! let's have
¡tened! (you all) have!
¡tengan! Have!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No tengas! You do not have
¡No tenga! You don't have
¡No tengamos! They/You do not have
¡No tengáis! They do not have!
¡No tengan! They should not have

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) tendría I would have
(tú) tendrías You would have
(él/ella) tendría he/she would have
(nosotros/nosotras) tendríamos we would have
(vosotros/vosotras) tendríais You would have
(ellos/ellas) tendrían they would have

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría tenido I would have had
(tú) habrías tenido You would have had
(él/ella) habría tenido he/she would have had
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos tenido we would have had
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais tenido You would have had
(ellos/ellas) habrían tenido they would have had

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I will have a cake at my party.
En mi fiesta tendré una tarta.
2. Do you have a younger sister?
¿tú tienes una hermana pequeña?
3. We will have a gift for you.
Tendremos un regalo para ti.
4. How old will you be next week?
¿cuántos años tendréis la próxima semana?
5. She will have her birthday party.
Ella tendrá su fiesta de cumpleaños.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all had a lot of luck in the game.
Vosotros tuvisteis mucha suerte en el juego.
2. You had many episodes of the series recorded last season.
En la temporada pasada, tenías muchos episodios de la serie grabados.
3. Before the programme started, you had the information in your hands.
Antes de que el programa comenzara, teníais la información en vuestras manos.
4. We have had little time.
Nosotros hemos tenido poco tiempo.
5. I have had a lot of luck.
Yo he tenido mucha suerte.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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tengamos, tuviera/tuviese, tenga, tengas, tengáis

1.
Era posible que él ... la solución a nuestros problemas.
(It was possible that he had the solution to our problems.)
2.
Quiero que tú ... claro el plan.
(I want you to have the plan clear.)
3.
Es importante que él ... cuidado.
(It is important that he have care.)
4.
Espero que vosotros ... tiempo.
(I hope that you have time.)
5.
Es necesario que nosotros ... fe.
(It is necessary that we have faith.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. As soon as he had had the opportunity, he left the city.
Tan pronto como él hubo tenido la oportunidad, se marchó de la ciudad.
2. I would have had more time if I had gotten organized.
Yo habría tenido más tiempo si me hubiera organizado.
3. You had had the answer in your hands, but you let it slip away.
Vosotros hubisteis tenido la respuesta en vuestras manos, pero la dejasteis escapar.
4. I want you to have been careful.
Quiero que vosotros hayáis tenido cuidado.
5. They would have had the opportunity to meet her if they had attended the party.
Ellos habrían tenido la oportunidad de conocerla si hubieran asistido a la fiesta.