Tener + hambre/sed
Tener expressions
1.To say you are hungry or thirsty in
Spanish, you really say that you HAVE
hunger or HAVE thirst.
Conjugate TENER for your subject, then add
“hambre” for hunger, or “sed” for thirst.
TENER HAMBRE
To be hungry (literally, to HAVE HUNGER)
1. Tengo hambre = I am hungry.
2. We are hungry=_______________
3. Are you hungry?=_______________
TENER SED
To be thirsty (literally, to HAVE THIRST)
Tengo sed = I am thirsty.
Are you thirsty? ________________
We are thirsty =
______________________________
He is thirsty.
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1.I am hungry
___________________________
2.We are thirsty
_________________________
3.Are you hungry?
_______________________
4.The girls are hungry!
__________________________
HAMBRE/SED
1.Yo /
2. Carlota /
______________________
______________________
3. Sandra, Miguel, y yo
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Tener ganas de (+ infinitive)
To “feel like” doing something
Tener: un breve repaso
In order to use this expression correctly, it’s
important to conjugate “tener” correctly.
Tener: un breve repaso
Yo
TENGO
Nosotros
TENEMOS
Tú
TIENES
x
Él, ella, usted
TIENE
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
TIENEN
Tener GANAS DE
To say you FEEL LIKE doing something, you
use “TENER GANAS DE” plus a notconjugated verb.
No tengo ganas de estudiar. = I don’t feel like
studying.
Tengo ganas de comer = I feel like eating.
1.You feel like dancing. =
________________________________
2. We don’t feel like running.
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3. I don’t feel like doing my homework.
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4. The students feel like watching TV in
class.
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