Tener Conjugation in Spanish | Grammar

Tener Conjugation in Spanish | How do you conjugate tener?

 Tener-to have, to be

Participles
Present:	teniendo
Past:	tenido

Indicative
	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	tengo	tuve	tenía	tendría	tendré
tú	tienes	tuviste	tenías	tendrías	tendrás
él/ella/Ud.	tiene	tuvo	tenía	tendría	tendrá
nosotros(as)	tenemos	tuvimos	teníamos	tendríamos	tendremos
vosotros(as)	tenéis	tuvisteis	teníais	tendríais	tendréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	tienen	tuvieron	tenían	tendrían	tendrán

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

   I | have-had-had-would have- will have

   you | have-had-had-would have- will have

   He/She | has – had-had-would have- will have

  You(formal) | have-had-had-would have- will have

  We | have-had-had-would have- will have

  You(informal) | have-had-had-would have- will have

  They/You(formal) | have-had-had-would have- will have

Subjunctive
	Present	Imperfect	Future
yo	tenga	tuviera, tuviese	tuviere
tú	tengas	tuvieras, tuvieses	tuvieres
él/ella/Ud.	tenga	tuviera, tuviese	tuviere
nosotros(as)	tengamos	tuviéramos, tuviésemos	tuviéremos
vosotros(as)	tengáis	tuvierais, tuvieseis	tuviereis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	tengan	tuvieran, tuviesen	tuvieren

Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future

   I | have – had – had – will have

   you | have – had – had – will have

   He/She | has – had – had – will have

  You(formal) | have – had – had – will have

  We | have – had – had – will have

  You(informal) | have – had – had – will have

  They/You(formal) | have – had – had – will have

Imperative
	Affirmative	Negative
yo
tú	ten	no tengas
Ud.	tenga	no tenga
nosotros(as)	tengamos	no tengamos
vosotros(as)	tened	no tengáis
Uds.	tengan	no tengan

Affirmative-Negative

   I | – –

   you | have – don’t have

  You(formal) | have – don’t have

  We | let’s have – let’s not have

  You(informal) | have – don’t have

  They/You(formal) | have – don’t have

Progressive
	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	estoy teniendo	estuve teniendo	estaba teniendo	estaría teniendo	estaré teniendo
tú	estás teniendo	estuviste teniendo	estabas teniendo	estarías teniendo	estarás teniendo
él/ella/Ud.	está teniendo	estuvo teniendo	estaba teniendo	estaría teniendo	estará teniendo
nosotros(as)	estamos teniendo	estuvimos teniendo	estábamos teniendo	estaríamos teniendo	estaremos teniendo
vosotros(as)	estáis teniendo	estuvisteis teniendo	estabais teniendo	estaríais teniendo	estaréis teniendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.	están teniendo	estuvieron teniendo	estaban teniendo	estarían teniendo	estarán teniendo

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

   I | am having- was having- was having- would be having- will be having

   you | are having- were having- were having- would be having- will be having

   He/She | is having- was having- was having- would be having- will be having

  You(formal) |are having- were having- were having- would be having- will be having

  We | are having- were having- were having- would be having- will be having

  You(informal) | are having- were having- were having- would be having- will be having

  They/You(formal) | are having- were having- were having- would be having- will be having

Perfect
	Present	Preterite	Past	Conditional	Future
yo	he tenido	hube tenido	había tenido	habría tenido	habré tenido
tú	has tenido	hubiste tenido	habías tenido	habrías tenido	habrás tenido
él/ella/Ud.	ha tenido	hubo tenido	había tenido	habría tenido	habrá tenido
nosotros(as)	hemos tenido	hubimos tenido	habíamos tenido	habríamos tenido	habremos tenido
vosotros(as)	habéis tenido	hubisteis tenido	habíais tenido	habríais tenido	habréis tenido
ellos/ellas/Uds.	han tenido	hubieron tenido	habían tenido	habrían tenido	habrán tenido

Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future

   I | have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

   you | have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

   He/She | has had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

  You(formal) | have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

  We | have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

  You(informal) |have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

  They/You(formal) | have had- had had- had had- would have had- will have had

Perfect Subjunctive
	Present	Past	Future
yo	haya tenido	hubiera tenido, hubiese tenido	hubiere tenido
tú	hayas tenido	hubieras tenido, hubieses tenido	hubieres tenido
él/ella/Ud.	haya tenido	hubiera tenido, hubiese tenido	hubiere tenido
nosotros(as)	hayamos tenido	hubiéramos tenido, hubiésemos tenido	hubiéremos tenido
vosotros(as)	hayáis tenido	hubierais tenido, hubieseis tenido	hubiereis tenido
ellos/ellas/Uds.	hayan tenido	hubieran tenido, hubiesen tenido	hubieren tenido

Present-Past-Future

   I | have had- had had- will have had

   you | have had- had had- will have had

   He/She | has had- had had- will have had

  You(formal) | have had- had had- will have had

  We | have had- had had- will have had

  You(informal) | have had- had had- will have had

  They/You(formal) | have had- had had- will have had

Sentences with the conjugated verb: tener in Spanish

Todos tenemos que llegar.	–	We all have to get there.
La niña tendrá que hacer todas las tareas.	–	The girl will have to do all the chores.
Los jóvenes tuvieron que marchar.	–	The young people had to leave.
Las promesas tienes que cumplirlas.	–	You have to keep promises.
Yo tengo mucho sueño.	–	I am very tired.
El pueblo tiene el poder.	–	The people have the power.
Siempre tendrás que pensar en algo	–	You always have to think of something
Todos teníamos que llegar.	–	We all had to get there.
Algún dia tengo que cumplir mis deseos.	–	Someday I have to fulfill my wishes.
Tengo todo lo que quiero.	–	I have everything I want.
¿Tienes todo lo que deseas?	–	Do you have everything you want?
Algún dia tendré una casa.	–	One day I will have a house.
Ella tendrá que bailar con él.	–	She will have to dance with him.
Tuve que decirle que no.	–	I had to tell him no.
Los perros tienen hambre.	–	The dogs are hungry.
Cuando te diga, tienes que correr.	–	When I tell you, you have to run.
Todos tenemos metas que cumplir.	–	We all have goals to meet.
Tendré que cruzar el río.	–	I will have to cross the river.
El dia tiene muchas horas.	–	The day has many hours.
Tiene muchas piedras el camino.	–	The road has many stones.
En una hora tienes que llegar.	–	In an hour you have to arrive.
Cuando tengas ganas me llamas.	–	When you feel like it, call me.
El niño tiene ganas de bailar.	–	The boy wants to dance.
Tengo, lo que tenía que tener.	–	I have, what I had to have.
Él tendrá que llegar al final.	–	He will have to get to the end.
Todos tenemos muchas cosas en que pensar.	–	We all have many things to think about.
El hombre tuvo que correr.	–	The man had to run.
Tengo todo, pero me faltas tú.	–	I have everything, but I lack you.
¡Tendré mucha suerte!	–	I will be very lucky!
Ellas tenían los anillos guardados.	–	They had the rings saved.

Yo tengo dos hijas.	–	I have two daughters.
Pedro tenía que cantar todas las canciones.	–	Pedro had to sing all the songs.
Usted tendrá qué estudiar mucho.	–	You will have to study a lot.
Los jóvenes tienen el deber de estudiar.	–	Young people have a duty to study.
Los niños lloraban porque tenían hambre.	–	The children cried because they were hungry.
Él tuvo que volver a mí.	–	He had to come back to me.
Ellos tuvieron que cantar todas las canciones.	–	They had to sing all the songs.
Los estudiantes tienen que volver a clases.	–	Students have to go back to class.
El perro tuvo que correr para ganar.	–	The dog had to run to win.
Los jóvenes tienen que cantar.	–	The young have to sing.
El pelotero tuvo muchos errores.	–	The player had many mistakes.
Los leones tienen hambre.	–	The lions are hungry.
Tendremos qué esperar por los niños.	–	We’ll have to wait for the kids.
Los deportistas tienen que entrenar para ganar.	–	Athletes have to train to win.
Las personas buenas tienen muchos amigos.	–	Good people have many friends.
¡Tengo hambre!	–	I’m hungry!
Los niños tienen que hacer todas sus tareas.	–	The children have to do all their homework.
Todos tenemos los mismos derechos y deberes.	–	We all have the same rights and duties.
¿Tienes deseo de bailar?	–	Do you have a desire to dance?
Para ganar tienes que ejercitar tu cuerpo.	–	To win you have to exercise your body.
Todos tenemos que ser sinceros.	–	We all have to be honest.
Tienes que tener cuidado.	–	You need to be careful.
Tendrás qué estudiar para aprobar los exámenes.	–	You will have to study to pass the exams.
¡Tengan cuidado!	–	Be careful!
El niño tuvo cuidado al cruzar el río.	–	The boy was careful when crossing the river.
Los hombres tuvieron que cortar los árboles.	–	The men had to cut down the trees.
Los payasos tienen que comenzar el espectáculo.	–	The clowns have to start the show.
Los pajaritos tendrán que volar hasta su hogar.	–	The little birds will have to fly to their home.
Todos teníamos que nadar contra la corriente.	–	We all had to swim against the current.
Siempre tengo que llegar temprano.	–	I always have to arrive early.

No he tenido razones para desconfiar de ti.	–	I have had no reason to distrust you.
¡Tienes qué estudiar más!	–	You have to study more!
Nunca había tenido un problema tan grande como este.	–	I have never had a problem as big as this.
El fin de semana pasado nosotros tuvimos una fiesta en la piscina.	–	Last weekend we had a pool party.
Tendría que hablar con ella primero.	–	He would have to talk to her first.
Los gemelos tuvieron una cuna blanca cuando nacieron.	–	The twins had a white crib when they were born.
Habríamos tenido un perro de no ser porque vivíamos en un edificio.	–	We would have had a dog if it hadn’t been for the fact that we lived in a building.
Aunque tengas la razón, fuiste muy grosero con ella.	–	Although you are right, you were very rude to her.
¿Has tenido algún problema en la escuela?	–	Have you had any problems at school?
Nosotros hemos tenido todo tipo de perros pero ningún gato.	–	We have had all kinds of dogs but no cats.
Recuerdo que habíamos tenido problemas con la tubería del baño el mes pasado.	–	I remember we had problems with the plumbing in the bathroom last month.
¿Tuviste algo que ver con el derrumbe del cuarto?	–	Did you have anything to do with the room collapsing?
Tendré más cuidado en el futuro.	–	I will be more careful in the future.
Tenemos un montón de cosas en común.	–	We have a lot of things in common.
Es la primera vez que tengo una camiseta de mi equipo de fútbol.	–	It is the first time that I have a jersey of my football team.
Me hubiera gustado que tuvieses la razón.	–	I wish you were right.
¡Tenéis que leer el libro de la escuela!	–	You have to read the school book!
Puede que haya tenido una infección de los riñones.	–	You may have had a kidney infection.
Siento un poco de celos de que ustedes tengan un perro.	–	I’m a little jealous that you guys have a dog.
Me preocupo por ellos porque no han tenido apetito últimamente.	–	I worry about them because they haven’t had an appetite lately.
¿Habéis tenido alguna dificultad para llegar?	–	Have you had any difficulty getting there?
Mis hermanos y yo tuvimos miles de juguetes en nuestra infancia.	–	My brothers and I had thousands of toys in our childhood.
Tendríais que verlo para creerlo.	–	You would have to see it to believe it.
Gracias a mi trabajo tendremos acceso a restaurantes prestigiosos.	–	Thanks to my work we will have access to prestigious restaurants.
¿Raúl habrá tenido algún problema con Pablo?	–	Could Raúl have had a problem with Pablo?
Mañana tendrás que entregar el documento a primera hora.	–	Tomorrow you will have to deliver the document first thing in the morning.
¿Tenéis algunos huevos para el pastel?	–	Do you have any eggs for the cake?
Tuve la suerte de conocer Francia el mes pasado.	–	I was lucky enough to get to know France last month.
Tengamos un perro dócil para los niños.	–	Let’s have a docile dog for the children.
Tendréis una nueva compañera la próxima semana.	–	You will have a new companion next week.

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