Need Help! Ser + tenemos + Gustar

Question

Can you please give me one example sentence. (About yourself using Ser & tenemos & gustar) Please Help!

Can you tell me whats tenemos (i have no idea what is it)? Gustar - like (pleasing to me) Ser - (verb) soy....

Help me please!

Answer 1

Tenemos means 'we have' it comes from the verb 'tener' - 'to have'.

You can click on the 'more' tab above and choose 'conjugation' - type in 'tener' and you will see all of the conjugations.

This sounds like homework from something that you should have already covered in class? Did you miss a lesson perhaps?

So now that you know what all three mean:

Gustar - pleasing (me gusta - I like, te gusta - you like etc)

Ser - to be (I am, you are, he is etc)

and Tenemos - we have

why not start first of all with a sentence in English - one for each.

If you can, try to translate them into Spanish, or use the translator above and come back with your attempts, then we will be happy to give you some more assistance

• Thanks it helped me a little bit! :) - minhaj Sep 16, 2010

Answer 2

Tenemos = "we have". The infinitive form is tener (to have). It is an e->ie stem changer and a yogo.

Ex.

¿Tienes tu libro de texto contigo? (Do you have your textbook with you?)

Yo tengo billetes por avión para nuestro viaje a españa. (I have plane tickets for our trip to spain).

You can also use "tener que" to indicate "to have to" Ex:

Tengo que irme (I have to go) ¿Tienes que hacer la tarea esta noche? (Do you have to do the homework tonight?)

Ser = to be. Yo soy, tú eres, él/ella/ud. es, nosotros somos, y ellos/ellas/uds. son.

Soy un fanático de comida. (I am a big fan of food)

¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)

It is one of two verbs, ser and estar, that mean "to be". They CANNOT be used interchangeably though.

Gustar = to be pleasing

(A mi) me gusta(n) - I like...

(a ti) te gusta(n) - You (inf) like

(a él/ella/ud./(nombre)) le gusta(n) - He/she/you (fml)/name likes

(a nosotros) nos gusta(n) - We like

(a ellos/ellas/uds./(más que un nombre)) les gusta(n) - They/you (pl.)/(names) like

Add the part in parentheses up front for clarification or to stress it. Gusta becomes gustan if you have more than one thing you like.

Sorry if that is a lot to read, its just that these verbs are so important!

• Thanks! it was helpful :) - minhaj Sep 16, 2010

Answer 3

Perhaps you could try a sentence yourself using each of these verbs. We will be happy to correct them for you.

Here's a hint to help you with tenemos. Though the verb itself is irregular, in this person and tense it follows the rules for regular -er verbs. So you can figure out what the verb is by dropping the ending and replace it with er. Remove the emos, replace with er, and you will have the verb. Put it into the dictionary box above and you will find a definition and link to full conjugation.

Give it a try!

Answer 4

I remember now thanks for the help. I got it its like yo tengo (i have) nosotros tenemos (we have).

I was thinking of something else earlier. Thank you one again

• de nada :) - Kiwi_Girl Sep 16, 2010

Answer 5

Sure! Always happy to help here!

• =) - minhaj Sep 16, 2010