Age & Name: Introduction
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.3.1
'Tener' - To Have
'Tener' means 'to have' in Spanish. It is used to talk about your appearance and your family.
Tengo - I have
Tienes - you have
Tiene - he/she has
Tenemos - we have
Tenéis - you have
Tienen - they have
Reflexive Verbs
A verb is reflexive if the subject commits an action on itself. Reflexive verbs are easy to recognise because their infinitives always end in 'se'.
English translation
- When translated into english, reflexive verbs mean 'to do something to oneself'.
- 'Lavarse' means to 'wash oneself' compared to 'lavar', which just means 'to wash'.
Reflexive verbs in the infinitve
- Reflexive AR verbs end in 'arse' in the infinitive.
- Sacarse (to take something off oneself).
- Reflexive ER verbs end in 'erse' in the infinitive.
- Verse (to see oneself).
- Reflexive IR verbs end in 'irse' in the infinitive.
- Aburrirse (to get bored).
Conjugation
- Reflexive verbs need a reflexive pronoun when conjugated.
- Here is an example with 'levantarse' in the present tense:
- (Yo) me levanto.
- (Tú) te levantas.
- (Él/ella) se levanta.
- (Nosotros) nos levantamos.
- (Vosotros) os levantáis.
- (Ellos/ellas) se levantan.
Llamarse
- (Yo) me llamo. - I'm called.
- (Tú) te llamas. - you're called.
- (Él/ella) se llama. - he/she is called... / you're called (formal).
- (Nosotros) nos llamamos. - we're called.
- (Vosotros) os llamáis. - you are called (plural).
- (Ellos/ellas) se llaman. - they are called / you are called (formal plural)
Test yourself on Age & Name: Introduction
How do you say 'I have'?
How do you say 'you have'?
How do you say 'you get bored' in Spanish?