Nombre ______

U2 E3 TENER EXPRESSIONS plus YO FORMS

TENER EXPRESSIONS : In Spanish the verb Tener means “to have.”

However, when used with AGE, HUNGER, AND THIRST,

we translate it as the verb To Be.

( so we say am, are, and is)

in English we say in Spanish we say

“I am 14 years old” Tengo catorce años=I have 14 years

“ I am hungry” Tengo hambre=I have hunger

“I am thirsty” Tengo sed=I have thirst

Remember that you are conjugating the verb TENER.

It says “is and are”, but you need to translate as “have and has.”

Here is what your quiz will look like :

1. The boys are hungry (have hunger). __Los chicos tienen hambre______.

2. We are thirsty. _Nosotros tenemos sed______.

3. Raúl is hungry. __Raúl tiene hambre_____.

4. Aída and Sofía are thirsty. _Aída y Sofía tienen sed______.

5. The boys are 15 years old. ____Los chicos tienen quince años______.

6. You ( familiar) are 8 years old. _Tú tienes ocho años____.

7. Are you ( formal) hungry ? __¿Tiene usted hambre?____.

8. Are you ( plural ) thirsty ? ____¿Tienen ustedes sed?______.

9. We are 16 years old. __Nosotros tenemos dieciséis años_____.

10. Is Carlos hungry? ____¿Tiene Carlos hambre?______.

Parte A. Conjugate each verb with the correct endings:

To hear = ___oír_____ To see =__ver__

Oigo / Oímos
oyes
oye / oyen
Veo / Vemos
Ves
ve / ven

To do/make =____hacer_____ To know (person) = _conocer (a)_____

conozco / conocemos
Conoces
conoce / conocen
Hago / hacemos
Haces
hace / hacen

To hear = ___oír___

1. Am I hearing? ____¿Oigo yo?____

2. You hear______Tú oyes_____

3. Do you hear? __¿Oyes tú?______

4. The boy hears __El chico oye____

5. The girls are hearing

___Las chicas oyen______

6. Do we hear? ___¿Oímos nosotros?_____

7. Are they hearing? ____¿Oyen ellos?____

8. I do hear _Yo oigo_____

To see = _ver___

1. I see_Yo veo______

2. We see_____nosotros vemos_____

3. They are seeing _____Ellos ven_____

4. Are you seeing? ____¿Ves tú?____

5. He is seeing

____él ve______

6. The girl sees _____La chica ve____

7. Does he see? ___¿Ve él?______

8. Do you see? ___¿Ves tú?______

9. I see _____Yo veo____

To know = ______conocer______

1. I know ___yo conozco______

2. They know _____Ellos conocen______

3. He does know ___él conoce______

4. She does not know ____Ella no conoce______

5. Does the girl know? _¿Conoce la chica?__ __

6. The dogs know _Los perros conocen_

7. Do you know? ___¿Conoces tú?______

8. I do know ___Yo conozco______

9. We are knowing

__Nosotros conocemos______

To do/make = _hacer____

1. I am doing ___yo hago_____

2. Does he do? __¿Hace él?______

3. Do we do? ¿Hacemos nosotros?____

4. The girl is doing ____La chica hace____

5. The boy is making _____El chico hace______

6. I am making __Yo hago______

7. Are you doing? _¿Haces tú?______

8. Do you do? ____ ¿Haces tú?______