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Tener - To Have - Spanish Verb

Tener - to have - is one of the most common irregular Spanish verbs.

yo	tengo	nosotros	tenemos
tú	tienes	vosotros	tenéis
él, ella, Ud.	tiene	ellos, ellas, Uds.	tienen

In the simple present tense, it is used just like the English verb to have.

Tengo dos hermanos.		I have two brothers.
¿Tienes un diccionario?		Do you have a dictionary?
No tenemos dinero.		We don't have any money.

Tener in idiomatic expressions Test on tener

Verbs conjugated like tener:

contener - to contain
detener - to detain, stop
mantener - to maintain
obtener - to obtain
retener - to retain

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