To have - tener  

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The Spanish verb tener (to have) is a go verb.
Go verbs are irregular.
The yo form ends in go.

yo tengo I have
tú tienes you have
Ud./él/ella tiene you/he/she has
nosotros/as tenemos we have
vosotros/as tenéis you guys have
Uds./ellos/ellas tienen you all/they have

Note!
e changes to ie in all forms except yo, nosotros, and vosotros

Yo tengo veinte años.
      I have twenty years. (I am twenty years old.)

Tú tienes mi suéter.
      You have my sweater.

Tengo veintitrés años.
    I have twenty-three years. (I am twenty-three years old.)

Nosotros tenemos flores.
      We have flowers.

Ellos no tienen la tarea.
      They don't have the homework.


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