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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/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 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 have
nosotros/nosotras tengamos we have
vosotros/vosotras tengáis you have
ellos/ellas tengan they have

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya tenido I may have had
tú hayas tenido You have had
él/ella haya tenido he may have 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 had
nosotros/nosotras teníamos we had
vosotros/vosotras teníais you (plural) 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 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 had
nosotros/nosotras tuviéramos/tuviésemos we had
vosotros/vosotras tuvierais/tuvieseis you all had
ellos/ellas tuvieran/tuviesen they had

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo tuve I had
tú tuviste You had
él/ella tuvo he 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
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 would have
él/ella tuviere he would have
nosotros/nosotras tuviéremos We would have
vosotros/vosotras tuviereis you would have
ellos/ellas tuvieren they will have

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere tenido I will have had
tú hubieres tenido You will have had
él/ella hubiere tenido he will have had
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos tenido we will have had
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis tenido you will 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 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 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 would have
nosotros/nosotras tendríamos we would have
vosotros/vosotras tendríais you all 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 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. You have a new car.
Tú tienes un coche nuevo.
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.