Conjugating Tener in the Present Tense

Conjugating Tener in the Present Tense

Grade 8th Grade · World Languages · 45 min· General 1.1

What's Included

Learning Objective

Puedo conjugar el verbo tener en el tiempo presente.

Warm-Up Video

Señor Jordan · 4:55

01036 Spanish Lesson - Present Tense - tener (part 2); useful phrases

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    In Spanish, to say that someone has to do something, you use the phrase "tener que" plus the infinitive of the verb.

  • 2

    The phrase "tener ganas de" translates to "feel like" in English and is used to express wanting to do something.

  • 3

    To express age in Spanish, you use the verb tener and say that someone "has" years, for example, "Los estudiantes tienen 15 años" means the students are 15 years old.

Practice Questions

10 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer & Fill in the blank

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo tener: Yo ____ un perro. Ellos ____ mucha tarea. ¿Tú ____ un lápiz?

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