What people have: 'tener' singular persons, alphabet | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the nouns with their grammatical gender.
- casa
  
  ⇔
  
  feminine ✓
- barco
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine ✓
Which is the indefinite article?
- a/an ✓
- he
- she
- the
Which is the closest pronunciation of 'llama' in Spanish?
- iama
- lama
- yama ✓
Which is a 'gato'?
The Spanish word for 'boat' is...
- 'barco' ✓
Match the words in Spanish with the words in English
- casa
  
  ⇔
  
  house ✓
- bicicleta
  
  ⇔
  
  bicycle ✓
- moneda
  
  ⇔
  
  coin ✓
- libro
  
  ⇔
  
  book ✓
- bolígrafo
  
  ⇔
  
  pen ✓

Exit quiz

Which is not a singular verb form?
- tener ✓
- tengo
- tiene
- tienes
Which is a 'letra'?
The Spanish word for 'paper' is...
- 'papel' ✓
There are ... letters in the Spanish alphabet.
- 24
- 26
- 27 ✓
- 30
Match the letter with the pattern of its name.
- a
  
  ⇔
  
  letter ✓
- c
  
  ⇔
  
  letter + e ✓
- f
  
  ⇔
  
  e + letter + e ✓
- k
  
  ⇔
  
  letter + a ✓
Translate 'I have a car.' into Spanish.
- 'Tengo un coche.' ✓

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Key learning points

The Spanish alphabet has 27 letters, including the letter ñ which is not in the English alphabet.
The Spanish alphabet letter names have patterns: letter + e, e + letter + e. There are eight irregular letter names.
The singular verb forms of 'tener' are: 'tengo' - I have, 'tienes' - you have, 'tiene' - she, he, it has.

Common misconception

To say 'I have', 'you have', 'she, he, it has' you need the words for 'I', 'you' and 'she, he, it'.

The verbs 'tengo', 'tienes' and 'tiene' mean 'I have', 'you have' and 'she, he, it has'. You do not need to use separate pronouns 'I', 'you', 'she, he, it'.

Keywords

ñ - 'eñe', a unique letter of the Spanish alphabet
Tener - Spanish verb 'to have, having'
Singular verb forms - verb forms for ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘she, he, it’