When do you use HABER vs TENER in Spanish?? Thanks!
2007-03-04 16:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
tener is when you actually have an object or if you have to do something (tener que)
I have food: tengo comida
I have to do my homework: Tengo que hacer mi tarea.
haber is like an auxiliary verb, it's for the perfect tense. When you HAVE Done something
I have eaten: He comido
2007-03-04 16:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by arsenic sauce 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with fish, but consider this also:
Yo tengo que comer- I have to eat.
he de comer- I have to eat.
We are usually taught the tener + que expressions to express what we have to do, but haber has other functions also. Don't forget that there are other very important uses of the verb haber: habia, hay, hubo, etc. there is/are/were; these are important also!!!
2007-03-04 19:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by curlygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haber use as auxilary verb to make past prefect tener is a simple present tense for example
tengo camisa negra - i have a black shirt
but
Yo he ido - I have gone
2007-03-07 20:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both right. But also, you could use "hay que..." when you are speaking generally (Hay is a form of haber)
For example: I have to exercise = Tengo que hacer ejercicios.
But something more like: It is necessary to exercise, or Everyone should exercise = hay que hacer ejercicios.
2007-03-05 05:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by girlpreacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋