Tener Song

Ay, ay, ay, ay

Yo tengo

Tú tienes

Él tiene

Ay, ay, ay, ay

Tenemos

Ellas tienen

For possession and ages and things you must do,

Tener y tener que

• Examples: Tengo un gato pero tú tienes un perro= I have a cat but you have a dog

Tener Que

• We use tener que + infinitive verbs to tell what we have to do: I have to clean, you have to read, they have to do their homework
• Examples: Tengo que comer zanahorias= I have to eat carrots. Tenemos que nadar cada día este verano= We have to swim every day this summer.

The following videos use three different types of tener sentences. Focus mainly on the "tener que" section of the video.