The verb tener means ‘to have’. Tener is an irregular verb. There are some common expressions in Spanish that use tener (to have) where in English the verb ‘to be’ would be used.

An infinitive is the ‘to’ form of a verb, for example to play, to watch, to be. In Spanish infinitives end in ar, er or ir. Use the infinitive to give opinions, after modal verbs, and with ...