Film-making: 'tuve', 'tuviste', 'tuvo'
I can use preterite forms of 'tener' to discuss the work of Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín.
Film-making: 'tuve', 'tuviste', 'tuvo'
I can use preterite forms of 'tener' to discuss the work of Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín.
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Key learning points
- The verb 'tener' has an irregular stem in the preterite tense.
- The singular preterite forms of 'tener' are 'tuve', 'tuviste' and 'tuvo'.
- 'Tener' does not always translate as 'having'. In idiomatic expressions it can mean 'to be, being', e.g. 'tuve éxito'.
Keywords
Preterite tense - used for completed actions in the past
Tuve - I had
Tuviste - you had
Tuvo - she, he, it had
Idiomatic expression - a saying that does not always have a literal meaning and does not always translate directly into another language
Common misconception
The verb 'tener' always translates as 'to have, having'.
The verb 'tener' does not always translates as 'to have, having'. For example, in idiomatic expressions it can mean 'to be, being', e.g. 'tuve éxito' - 'I was successful'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
to attack, attacking
to increase, increasing
to consider, considering
to know, get to know
to show, showing
to think, thinking
benefit
battle
eye
gold
skin
king
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
to have, having
I had
you had
she, he, it had
to be hot
to be afraid
to be right, correct
to be sleepy, tired