Verbo "to have"

Tener, usually translated as "to have“, is a particularly useful verb. Not only is it used to indicate possession, it is also used in a variety of idiomatic expressions to indicate emotions or states of being.

Note that when tener means "to have“, it does so in the sense of meaning "to possess" or "to own." The equivalent of the English auxiliary verb "to have," as in "you have seen," is haber (as in has visto, you have seen).

Examples:

Ø  I have a job.

Ø  Do you have a car?

Ø  I don´t have any time.

Ø  I have a shower in my bathroom.

Exercises:

Fill in the blanks: has /have

1. We  ________  beautiful flowers in our garden.
2. Jane  _________ five new English books.
3. I  _________  an expensive sport car.
4. They  __________  a big villa not far from the beach .
5. My sister  _________ a lot of dolls in her room.
6. My father  __________  a computer in his office.
7. Sandra and I  _________  five pets .
8. My mother  _________  a pretty orange bag.
9. You  __________ ten notebooks.
10. I  _________  a desk and two chairs in my bedroom.

Tener, usually translated as "to have“, is a particularly useful verb. Not only is it used to indicate possession, it is also used in a variety of idiomatic expressions to indicate emotions or states of being.