Irregular verbs (verbos con la primera 1 persona singular irregular y cambio de vocal)

Question 1

To have

Answer 1

Infinitive: Tener

Yo: tengo
Tu: tienes
él/ Ella/ Usted: tiene
Nosotros (as): tenemos
Vosotros (as): tenéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tienen

Question 2

I have

Answer 2

tengo

Question 3

You (Singular) have

Answer 3

tienes

Question 4

She/ He has

Answer 4

tiene

Question 5

We have

Answer 5

tenemos

Question 6

You (plural) have

Answer 6

tenéis

Question 7

They have

Answer 7

tienen

Question 8

to say that you have something.

I have the baseball tickets in my purse.

Answer 8

Tener

Tengo las entradas de béisbol en mi bolso.

Question 9

When you want to comment on an appearance, such as a physical detail

That man on the bicycle has a nice smile.

My grandmother has gray eyes.

Answer 9

Tener

Ese hombre de la bicicleta tiene una linda sonrisa.

Mi abuela tiene ojos grises.

Question 10

to say how old someone or something is.

His dog is three years old.

Answer 10

Tener

Su perro tiene tres años.

Question 11

to express bodily states, feelings or emotions.

We are scared of that creepy house.

Answer 11

Tener

Tenemos miedo de esa casa espeluznante.

Question 12

used to discuss pain and illness

Luis is going to go home because he has a stomachache.

Answer 12

Tener

Luis se va a ir a su casa porque tiene dolor de estómago.

Question 13

When you want to say that something has to be done

We have to go to the beach

Answer 13

Tener que
“teh-nehr keh”

Nosotros tenemos que ir a la playa.

Question 14

To say “I feel like…”

I feel like going swimming.

Answer 14

Tener ganas de
“teh-nehr gah-nahs deh”

Tengo ganas de ir a nadar.

Question 15

To come

Answer 15

Infinitive: Venir

Yo: vengo
Tu: vienes
él/ Ella/ Usted: viene
Nosotros (as): venimos
Vosotros (as): venís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: vienen

Question 16

I come

Answer 16

Vengo

Question 17

You (Singular) come

Answer 17

Vienes

Question 18

He/ She/ They come

Answer 18

Viene

Question 19

We come

Answer 19

Venimos

Question 20

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You (plural) come

Answer 20

venís

Question 21

They come

Answer 21

vienen

Question 22

Difference between venir and ir

Are you going to come to my house this afternoon?)

(Do you want to go to the movies this afternoon?)

Answer 22

Use venir to describe movement towards the place where you are. Use ir to talk about movement away from the place where you are.

¿Vas a venir a mi casa esta tarde?

¿Quieres ir al cine esta tarde?

Question 23

To understand, to see, to be sure

Now I see that she’s not a good friend.

Answer 23

Tener claro

Ahora tengo claro que ella no es una buena amiga.

Question 24

To be convenient
To seem good

It’s not convenient for me for you to come this weekend because I have a lot of things to do.

Answer 24

Venir bien

No me viene bien que vengas este fin de semana porque tengo muchas cosas que hacer.

Question 25

To be inconvenient
To seem bad

8:00 is inconvenient for me, can we leave at 9:00?

Answer 25

Venir mal
“beh-neer mahl”

A las 8 me viene mal, ¿podemos salir a las 9?

Question 26

To be about to happen)

We’ve had a lot of fun already, but the best is yet to come!

Answer 26

Estar por venir

Ya nos hemos divertido mucho, ¡pero lo mejor está por venir!

Question 27

To come from

I come from Colombia.

Answer 27

Venir de

Vengo de Colombia.

Question 28

To be perfect

The dress is perfect for me, I’m going to buy it without a doubt.

Answer 28

Venir al pelo

El vestido me viene al pelo, voy a comprarlo sin dudas.

Question 29

To be relevant, to be appropriate

Foucault’s ideas are important, but they are not appropriate in this case.

Answer 29

Venir a cuento

Las ideas de Foucault son importantes, pero no vienen a cuento en este caso.

Question 30

To be right

I didn’t listen to her, but it turns out she was right.

Answer 30

Tener razón

No le hice caso, pero resulta que tenía razón.