tener
to have
Tener is highly irregular across many tenses. It is used to express possession, age, and many idiomatic states (e.g. tener hambre = to be hungry).
Tengo dos hermanos.
I have two brothers.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
Tengo dos hermanas mayores.
I have two older sisters.
¿Tienes tiempo para hablar?
Do you have time to talk?
Ella tiene los ojos verdes.
She has green eyes.
Tenemos una reunión a las tres.
We have a meeting at three.
¿Tenéis mascotas en casa?
Do you have pets at home?
Ellos tienen una casa en el campo.
They have a house in the countryside.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
De pequeño tenía un perro.
As a child I had a dog.
Antes tenías el pelo más largo.
You used to have longer hair.
La casa tenía un jardín enorme.
The house had a huge garden.
Teníamos muchos planes para el verano.
We had many plans for the summer.
Vosotros teníais razón.
You were right.
Ellos tenían miedo de la oscuridad.
They were afraid of the dark.
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
Ayer tuve un día muy difícil.
Yesterday I had a very hard day.
¿Tuviste suerte en el examen?
Did you have luck on the exam?
Ella tuvo un accidente el mes pasado.
She had an accident last month.
Tuvimos que salir corriendo.
We had to run out.
¿Tuvisteis problemas en el viaje?
Did you have problems on the trip?
Ellos tuvieron una gran idea.
They had a great idea.
Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto
Present Perfect
Nunca he tenido tanto trabajo.
I have never had so much work.
¿Has tenido noticias suyas?
Have you had news from him?
Ha tenido mucha suerte en la vida.
He has had a lot of luck in life.
Hemos tenido un invierno muy frío.
We have had a very cold winter.
¿Habéis tenido tiempo de descansar?
Have you had time to rest?
Ellos han tenido varios problemas.
They have had several problems.
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Pluperfect
Nunca había tenido una experiencia así.
I had never had such an experience.
Tú ya habías tenido esa oportunidad.
You had already had that opportunity.
Ella había tenido fiebre toda la noche.
She had had a fever all night.
Habíamos tenido que cancelar el viaje.
We had had to cancel the trip.
Vosotros habíais tenido mucha paciencia.
You had had a lot of patience.
Ellos habían tenido un malentendido.
They had had a misunderstanding.
Futuro Simple
Future
Mañana tendré más tiempo libre.
Tomorrow I will have more free time.
Pronto tendrás noticias mías.
Soon you will have news from me.
El proyecto tendrá mucho éxito.
The project will have great success.
Tendremos una fiesta el sábado.
We will have a party on Saturday.
Vosotros tendréis que decidir pronto.
You will have to decide soon.
Ellos tendrán un nuevo jefe.
They will have a new boss.
Futuro Compuesto
Future Perfect
Para entonces habré tenido tiempo de pensarlo.
By then I will have had time to think about it.
Seguro que habrás tenido un buen motivo.
You must have had a good reason.
Ella habrá tenido sus razones.
She must have had her reasons.
Para el final habremos tenido muchas reuniones.
By the end we will have had many meetings.
Para entonces ya habréis tenido vacaciones.
By then you will have already had holidays.
Habrán tenido que esperar mucho.
They will have had to wait a long time.
Condicional
Condicional Simple
Conditional
Yo tendría cuidado en tu lugar.
I would be careful in your place.
¿Tendrías un momento para mí?
Would you have a moment for me?
Sería genial, pero tendría un coste alto.
It would be great, but it would have a high cost.
Con más gente, tendríamos más ideas.
With more people, we would have more ideas.
Vosotros tendríais que verlo en persona.
You would have to see it in person.
Ellos tendrían más éxito con ayuda.
They would have more success with help.
Condicional Compuesto
Conditional Perfect
Con suerte, habría tenido mejor nota.
With luck, I would have had a better grade.
Habrías tenido más tiempo con un plan.
You would have had more time with a plan.
Sin ayuda, ella no habría tenido éxito.
Without help, she wouldn't have had success.
Habríamos tenido que pagar más.
We would have had to pay more.
Vosotros habríais tenido mejores resultados.
You would have had better results.
Ellos habrían tenido problemas sin ti.
They would have had problems without you.
Subjuntivo
Presente de Subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
Espero que tenga buena suerte.
I hope I have good luck.
Quiero que tengas mucho éxito.
I want you to have great success.
Ojalá que él tenga razón.
I hope he is right.
Es importante que tengamos un plan.
It's important that we have a plan.
Espero que tengáis un buen viaje.
I hope you have a good trip.
No creo que tengan tiempo.
I don't think they have time.
Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Si tuviera más dinero, viajaría más.
If I had more money, I would travel more.
Ojalá tuvieras más confianza.
I wish you had more confidence.
Sería útil que él tuviera experiencia.
It would be useful for him to have experience.
Nos gustaría que tuviéramos más espacio.
We would like to have more space.
Quería que tuvierais todo listo.
I wanted you to have everything ready.
Si tuvieran más apoyo, avanzarían.
If they had more support, they would advance.
Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Present Perfect Subjunctive
Me alegra que haya tenido esta oportunidad.
I'm glad I have had this opportunity.
Espero que hayas tenido un buen día.
I hope you have had a good day.
Es posible que ella haya tenido dudas.
It's possible she has had doubts.
Ojalá hayamos tenido razón.
I hope we have been right.
Me alegra que hayáis tenido suerte.
I'm glad you have had luck.
Dudo que hayan tenido problemas.
I doubt they have had problems.
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Pluperfect Subjunctive
Si hubiera tenido más cuidado, no habría fallado.
If I had been more careful, I wouldn't have failed.
Ojalá hubieras tenido más paciencia.
I wish you had had more patience.
Habría sido mejor que él hubiera tenido un mapa.
It would have been better if he had had a map.
Si hubiéramos tenido tiempo, habríamos ganado.
If we had had time, we would have won.
Ojalá hubierais tenido más suerte.
I wish you had had more luck.
Si hubieran tenido apoyo, lo habrían logrado.
If they had had support, they would have achieved it.
Imperativo
Imperativo Afirmativo
Imperative
¡Ten cuidado con el escalón!
Be careful with the step!
Tenga paciencia, por favor.
Have patience, please.
¡Tengamos fe en el futuro!
Let's have faith in the future!
¡Tened cuidado en la carretera!
Be careful on the road!
Tengan sus billetes a mano.
Have your tickets at hand.
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
¡No tengas miedo!
Don't be afraid!
No tenga prisa, tenemos tiempo.
Don't be in a hurry, we have time.
No tengamos prejuicios.
Let's not have prejudices.
No tengáis vergüenza de preguntar.
Don't be ashamed to ask.
No tengan reparo en avisar.
Don't hesitate to let us know.
