tener — to have; to possess; to have; to possess; to be (a condition or quality)
tener is the #19 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to have; to possess; to have; to possess; to be (a condition or quality)” and is pronounced /teˈneɾ/.
#19frequency rank
0.57%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of tener
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tengo | I · present | I have |
| tuve | I · past | I had |
| tenido | past participle | had |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| teniendo | -ing form | having |
| tenido | singular · past participle | had |
| tenida | singular · past participle | had |
| tenidos | plural · past participle | had |
| tenidas | plural · past participle | had |
| tienes | you · present | you have |
| tenés | you · present | you have |
| tiene | he/she · present | he/she has |
| tenemos | we · present | we have |
| tenéis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) have |
| tienen | they · present | they have |
| tenía | I · imperfect | I used to have |
| tenías | you · imperfect | you used to have |
| tenía | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to have |
| teníamos | we · imperfect | we used to have |
| teníais | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to have |
| tenían | they · imperfect | they used to have |
| tuviste | you · past | you had |
| tuvo | he/she · past | he/she had |
| tuvimos | we · past | we had |
| tuvisteis | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) had |
| tuvieron | they · past | they had |
| tendré | I · future | I will have |
| tendrás | you · future | you will have |
| tendrá | he/she · future | he/she will have |
| tendremos | we · future | we will have |
| tendréis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will have |
| tendrán | they · future | they will have |
| tendría | I · conditional | I would have |
| tendrías | you · conditional | you would have |
| tendría | he/she · conditional | he/she would have |
| tendríamos | we · conditional | we would have |
| tendríais | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would have |
| tendrían | they · conditional | they would have |
| tenga | I · subjunctive present | (that) I have |
| tengas | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| tengás | you · subjunctive present | (that) you have |
| tenga | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she have |
| tengamos | we · subjunctive present | (that) we have |
| tengáis | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) have |
| tengan | they · subjunctive present | (that) they have |
| tuviera | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I had |
| tuvieras | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you had |
| tuviera | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she had |