Verb 'haber' versus 'tener'
Verbo 'haber' versus 'tener'
- haber
- past participle
- Él ha estudiado. = He has studied.
- (impersonal third person) there is/are
- Hay comida en casa. = There is food at home.
- Hay montañas allí. = There are mountains there.
- (impersonal third person + que) importance/necessity
- Hay que estudiar. = One must study.
- Hay que tomar el bus. = It is necessary to take the bus.
- tener
- to have
- Él tiene comida. = He has food.
- Él tiene dos hermanos. = He has two siblings.
- to contain
- La caja tiene comida. = The box contains food.
- ownership of object
- Él tiene una casa. = He has a house.
- condition/quality
- Él tiene razón. = He is right.
- Él tiene cuidado. = He is careful.
- physical/emotional states
- Él tiene calor. = He is/feels hot.
- Él tiene sed. = He is/feels thirsty.
- measurement/age
- Tiene diez metros de largo. = It is ten metres long.
- Él tiene diez años. = He is ten years old.
- (tener que) obligation/necessity
- Tengo que estudiar. = I have to study.
- Él tiene que hacerlo. = He has to do it.