"tengo" is the first person singular present of the verb tener. View conjugation.

tener

transitive verb

1. to have (poseer, experimentar)

tengo un hermano -> I have o I've got a brother
tener fiebre -> to have a temperature
tuvieron una pelea -> they had a fight
tener un niño -> to have a baby
¡que tengan buen viaje! -> have a good journey!
tengo las vacaciones en agosto -> my holidays are in August

2. to be (medida, años, sensación, cualidad)

tiene 3 metros de ancho -> it's 3 meters wide
¿cuántos años tienes? -> how old are you?
tiene diez años -> she's ten (years old)
tengo tres años aquí -> I've been here for three years (Am)
tener hambre/miedo -> to be hungry/afraid
tener mal humor -> to be bad-tempered
le tiene lástima -> he feels sorry for her

3. to get (recibir) (mensaje, regalo, visita, sensación)

tuve un verdadero desengaño -> I was really disappointed
tendrá una sorpresa -> he'll get a surprise

4. to hold (sujetar)

tenlo por el asa -> hold it by the handle

5. (tomar)

ten el libro que me pediste -> here's the book you asked me for
¡aquí tienes!, ¡ten! -> here you are!

6. (valorar)

me tienen por tonto -> they think I'm stupid
tener a alguien en mucho -> to think the world of somebody

7. (expresiones)

no las tiene todas consigo -> he is not too sure about it
tener a bien hacer algo -> to be kind enough to do something
tener que ver con algo/alguien -> to have something to do with something/somebody; (existir relación) to be in the same league as something/somebody (existir semejanza)

verb auxiliary

8. (antes de participio)

teníamos pensado ir al teatro -> we had thought of going to the theater

9. (antes de adj)

me tuvo despierto -> it kept me awake
eso la tiene despistada -> that has confused her

also:

tener que: ->
tener que hacer algo (expresa obligación) -> to have to do something
tiene que ser así -> it has to be this way
tenías que haber visto cómo corría -> you should have seen him run

also:

tener que: ->
tenemos que ir a cenar un día (expresa propósito) -> we ought to o should go for dinner some time

tenerse

pronomial verb

1. (sostenerse)

tenerse de pie -> to stand upright

2. (considerarse)

se tiene por listo -> he thinks he's clever

tener [tay-nerr’]

article & verb transitive

1. To have, to contain, to comprise, to comprehend, to have within.

2. To take, to gripe, to hold last (agarrar).

3. To hold, to possess, to enjoy, to have (sentimiento).

4. To be rich and opulent in ready money.

5. To hold, to maintain, to support.

6. To subject, to domineer, to hold in subjection.

7. To hold an opinion, to keep (promesa), to retain.

8. To hold, to estimate, to judge, to take, to set a value upon.

9. To be obliged, to have to do; to be at the expense of anything.

10. To be adorned or favored with anything.

11. To detain, to stop.

12. To keep or fulfil.

13. With nouns of time, it signifies duration or age; when united with que and followed by an infinitive verb, it implies necessity or obligation.

Tener que hacer -> to have something to do
Tener que ir -> to be obliged to go

14. To have: used as an auxiliary verb.

15. With some nouns it means to suffer what the noun signifies.

Tener hambre -> to be hungry
Tener sueño -> to be sleepy
Tener miedo -> to be afraid
Tener verguenza -> to be ashamed
Tener celos de uno -> to be jealous of one
Tener para sí -> to maintain a particular or singular opinion, liable to objections
Hemos tenido muchas dificultades -> we have had a lot of difficulties
Lo tenía en la mano -> he was holding it in his hand
Tener gran admiración a uno, to have a great admiration for somebody. Lo tengo por poco honrado, -> consider him to be rather dishonest

verb reflexive

16. To take care not to fall (estar de pie).

17. To stop, to halt.

18. To resist, to oppose.

19. To adhere, to stand to.

Tenerse en pie -> to keep on foot; to stand
Tenga Vd -> la bondad de decirme, please tell me
Tener razón -> to be right
Tener consigo -> to have with or about one
No tenerlas todas consigo -> to be not easy in mind, to be suspicious
Tener correa para rato, to have stamina. Tene -> forms numerous other phrases, many of which will be found under the respective nouns or adjectives with which it is associated

verb

20. TENER.

In this sense it is followed by the preposition en and the adjectives poco, mucho, etc. 9. To lodge, to receive in one’s house.

Verb Conjugation for "tener"

Infinitive: tener

Gerund: teniendo

Participle: tenido

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	tengo	tuve	tenía	tendré	tenga
Tú	tienes	tuviste	tenías	tendrás	tengas
Ella/Él/Usted	tiene	tuvo	tenía	tendrá	tenga
Nosotros	tenemos	tuvimos	teníamos	tendremos	tengamos
Vosotros	tenéis	tuvisteis	teníais	tendréis	tengáis
Ellos/Ustedes	tienen	tuvieron	tenían	tendrán	tengan

Complete tener conjugation

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