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Realidades 2
Tener, Poner,
Hacer
The Verb TENER
The
verb TENER, which means
“to have” follows the pattern of
other -er verbs.
The Verb TENER
However,
some forms of the
verb are irregular.
The Verb TENER
You
must memorize verbs with
irregularities.
The Verb TENER
Here
is the verb “To Have” in
English.
TO HAVE
I
have
You
have
He
She
It
has
We
have
They
have
TENER
Yo
tengo
Nosotros
tenemos
Tú
tienes
Vosotros
tenéis
tiene
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
tienen
Ud.
Él
Ella
Other Uses of TENER
As
you know, TENER is
sometimes used where in
English we use a form of the
verb “to be”:
Other Uses of TENER
Tener
sed (To be thirsty)
Tener hambre (To be hungry)
Tener ____ años
(To be ____ years old.)
Poner and Hacer
This
“Tema 5-A” does not include
the next two verbs, “Poner and
Hacer” but they are extremely
important verbs to know in Spanish
and are very much like Tener.
PONER, HACER
Here
we will learn the present
tense forms of:
HACER (to do, to make)
PONER (to put, to set)
PONER, HACER
PONER
and HACER are regular
-er verbs in the present tense
except for their yo forms:
(yo) pongo
(yo) hago
TO DO
I
do, make
You
do, make
He
She
It
We
does, makes They
do, make
do, make
HACER (present)
Yo
hago
Nosotros
hacemos
Tú
haces
Vosotros
hacéis
hace
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
Ud.
Él
Ella
hacen
TO PUT, TO SET
I
put, set
You
put, set
He
She
It
puts, sets
We
put, set
They
put, set
PONER (present)
Yo
pongo
Nosotros
ponemos
Tú
pones
Vosotros
ponéis
pone
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
Ud.
Él
Ella
ponen