🇪🇸 tener

to have

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I tengo
you (informal) tienes
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) tiene
nosotros we tenemos
vosotros you all (Spain) tenéis
ellos/ustedes they/you all tienen

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I tuve
you (informal) tuviste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) tuvo
nosotros we tuvimos
vosotros you all (Spain) tuvisteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all tuvieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I tenía
you (informal) tenías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) tenía
nosotros we teníamos
vosotros you all (Spain) teníais
ellos/ustedes they/you all tenían

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I tendré
you (informal) tendrás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) tendrá
nosotros we tendremos
vosotros you all (Spain) tendréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all tendrán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I tendría
you (informal) tendrías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) tendría
nosotros we tendríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) tendríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all tendrían

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