tener
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Tener means 'to have' or 'to hold.' The stem changes e→ie in stressed forms (tienes, tiene, tienen), and the yo form adds -g- (tengo). Compounds like mantener and contener follow the same pattern.
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Indicativo — Indicativo
Subjuntivo — Subjuntivo
Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — tener
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber tenido
- Gerundio — teniendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo tenido
- Participio — tenido
Key forms
yo
tengo
tú
tienes
él/ella
tiene
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he tenido
tú
has tenido
él/ella
ha tenido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
tuve
tú
tuviste
él/ella
tuvo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
tenía
tú
tenías
él/ella
tenía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había tenido
tú
habías tenido
él/ella
había tenido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube tenido
tú
hubiste tenido
él/ella
hubo tenido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
tendré
tú
tendrás
él/ella
tendrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
tendría
tú
tendrías
él/ella
tendría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré tenido
tú
habrás tenido
él/ella
habrá tenido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría tenido
tú
habrías tenido
él/ella
habría tenido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
tenga
tú
tengas
él/ella
tenga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya tenido
tú
hayas tenido
él/ella
haya tenido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
tuviera (tuviese)
tú
tuvieras (tuvieses)
él/ella
tuviera (tuviese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera tenido (hubiese tenido)
tú
hubieras tenido (hubieses tenido)
él/ella
hubiera tenido (hubiese tenido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
tuviere
tú
tuvieres
él/ella
tuviere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere tenido
tú
hubieres tenido
él/ella
hubiere tenido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
ten
él/ella
tenga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
tengas
él/ella
tenga
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