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Tener, Poner, Hacer

The Verb TENERThe verb TENER, which means

“to have” follows the pattern of other -er verbs.

The Verb TENERHowever, some forms of

the verb are irregular.

The Verb TENERYou must memorize verbs with

irregularities.

The Verb TENERHere is the verb “To Have” in

English.

TO HAVEI have

You have

He

She has

It

We have

They have

TENERYo tengo

Tú tienes

Ud.

Él tiene

Ella

Nosotros tenemos

Vosotros tenéis

Uds.

Ellos tienen

Ellas

Other Uses of TENERAs you know, TENER is

sometimes used where in English we use a form of the verb “to be”:

Other Uses of TENERTener sed (To be thirsty)Tener hambre (To be hungry)Tener ____ años

(To be ____ years old.)

Poner and HacerThis “Tema 5-A” does not include

the next two verbs, “Poner and Hacer” but they are extremely important verbs to know in Spanish and are very much like Tener.

PONER, HACERHere we will learn the present

tense forms of:HACER (to do, to make)PONER (to put, to set)

PONER, HACERPONER and HACER are regular

-er verbs in the present tense except for their yo forms:

(yo) pongo (yo) hago

TO DOI do, make

You do, make

He

She does, makes

It

We do, make

They do, make

HACER (present)Yo hago

Tú haces

Ud.

Él hace

Ella

Nosotros hacemos

Vosotros hacéis

Uds.

Ellos hacen

Ellas

TO PUT, TO SETI put, set

You put, set

He

She puts, sets

It

We put, set

They put, set

PONER (present)Yo pongo

Tú pones

Ud.

Él pone

Ella

Nosotros ponemos

Vosotros ponéis

Uds.

Ellos ponen

Ellas