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Tener – 1st person singular present tense

yo tengo = I have

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Pronunciation

normal speech: yo TEN-go

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yo tengo info.

Tips to remember the word “tengo”:
– Associate “tengo” with the English “I have.” Break it down as “ten-go” and think of the English word “ten” (number) to anchor it in your memory, and then add “go,” as in moving forward, because you possess something.
– The ‘yo’ in “yo tengo” is the subject pronoun for “I,” so you might remember it as Yo (I) ten-go (have).

Explanations:
– “Tengo” is the first person singular present tense conjugation of the verb “tener” which means “to have” in English.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Poseo” could be used in a more formal context, but it is less common and means “I possess.”
– “Cuento con” is another phrase that can be translated as “I have” in the sense of counting on or having available.

Infinitive:
– The infinitive form of the verb is “tener.”

Conjugations:
– Past Simple (Preterite): yo tuve
– Imperfect Past: yo tenía
– Future: yo tendré
– Conditional: yo tendría
– Present Subjunctive: que yo tenga
– Imperfect Subjunctive: que yo tuviera or que yo tuviese
– Future Subjunctive (rarely used): que yo tuviere
– Present Perfect: yo he tenido
– Past Perfect (Pluperfect): yo había tenido
– Future Perfect: yo habré tenido
– Conditional Perfect: yo habría tenido
– Present Perfect Subjunctive: que yo haya tenido
– Past Perfect Subjunctive: que yo hubiera tenido or que yo hubiese tenido

Examples of sentences that use “tengo”:
– Tengo dos hermanos. (I have two brothers.)
– No tengo dinero. (I don’t have money.)
– Siempre tengo hambre por las mañanas. (I am always hungry in the mornings.)
– Tengo muchas ganas de verte. (I really want to see you.)
– Tengo que estudiar para el examen. (I have to study for the exam.)

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