Irregular verbs (verbos con la primera 1 persona singular irregular y cambio de vocal) Flashcards
To have
Infinitive: Tener
Yo: tengo
Tu: tienes
él/ Ella/ Usted: tiene
Nosotros (as): tenemos
Vosotros (as): tenéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tienen
I have
tengo
You (Singular) have
tienes
She/ He has
tiene
We have
tenemos
You (plural) have
tenéis
They have
tienen
to say that you have something.
I have the baseball tickets in my purse.
Tener
Tengo las entradas de béisbol en mi bolso.
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.
Tener
Ese hombre de la bicicleta tiene una linda sonrisa.
Mi abuela tiene ojos grises.
to say how old someone or something is.
His dog is three years old.
Tener
Su perro tiene tres años.
to express bodily states, feelings or emotions.
We are scared of that creepy house.
Tener
Tenemos miedo de esa casa espeluznante.
used to discuss pain and illness
Luis is going to go home because he has a stomachache.
Tener
Luis se va a ir a su casa porque tiene dolor de estómago.
When you want to say that something has to be done
We have to go to the beach
Tener que
“teh-nehr keh”
Nosotros tenemos que ir a la playa.
To say “I feel like…”
I feel like going swimming.
Tener ganas de
“teh-nehr gah-nahs deh”
Tengo ganas de ir a nadar.
To come
Infinitive: Venir
Yo: vengo
Tu: vienes
él/ Ella/ Usted: viene
Nosotros (as): venimos
Vosotros (as): venís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: vienen
I come
Vengo
You (Singular) come
Vienes
He/ She/ They come
Viene
We come
Venimos
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You (plural) come
venís
They come
vienen
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?)
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?
To understand, to see, to be sure
Now I see that she’s not a good friend.
Tener claro
Ahora tengo claro que ella no es una buena amiga.
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.
Venir bien
No me viene bien que vengas este fin de semana porque tengo muchas cosas que hacer.
To be inconvenient
To seem bad
8:00 is inconvenient for me, can we leave at 9:00?
Venir mal
“beh-neer mahl”
A las 8 me viene mal, ¿podemos salir a las 9?
To be about to happen)
We’ve had a lot of fun already, but the best is yet to come!
Estar por venir
Ya nos hemos divertido mucho, ¡pero lo mejor está por venir!
To come from
I come from Colombia.
Venir de
Vengo de Colombia.
To be perfect
The dress is perfect for me, I’m going to buy it without a doubt.
Venir al pelo
El vestido me viene al pelo, voy a comprarlo sin dudas.
To be relevant, to be appropriate
Foucault’s ideas are important, but they are not appropriate in this case.
Venir a cuento
Las ideas de Foucault son importantes, pero no vienen a cuento en este caso.
To be right
I didn’t listen to her, but it turns out she was right.
Tener razón
No le hice caso, pero resulta que tenía razón.
