Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tengo | |
| tú | tienes | |
| él / ella / usted | tiene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tienen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tuve | |
| tú | tuviste | |
| él / ella / usted | tuvo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tuvimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tuvisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tuvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tenía | |
| tú | tenías | |
| él / ella / usted | tenía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | teníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | teníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tenían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tendré | |
| tú | tendrás | |
| él / ella / usted | tendrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tendrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tendría | |
| tú | tendrías | |
| él / ella / usted | tendría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tendríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tendríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tendrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | tenga | |
| tú | tengas | |
| él / ella / usted | tenga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | tengamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | tengáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | tengan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Tengo veinte años y tengo dos hermanas.
I am twenty years old and I have two sisters.
Spanish expresses age with tener, not ser.
Meaning & usage
- to have; to possess
- to have; to possess; to be (a condition or quality)
- to hold; to grasp
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations