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Lección 3 Estructura 3.4 Present tense of tener and venir Other assigned activities for this due date Skip Workset Navigation Estructura Escoger Escoger Seleccionar Emparejar Current ActivityRepaso RepasoMulti type Activity InstructionsComplete this grammar review. December 06 8:45 AM 2 attempts remaining Grade settings External referencesGrammar presentation Tutorial 100-103 Questions Complete the sentences by selecting the correct present tense forms of tener or venir.

Answer 1

Answer and explanation:

Before answering this exercise we need to remember three things related to grammar:

1. In spanish, a conjugated verb (verb nucleus) codifies aspect, mood, voice, tense and number.  

2. We use personal pronouns to identify the subject or object of a sentence; the subject also can be expressed by a noun (substantive).

3. The conjugated verb need to match with the subject of the sentence in number, no matter if it is expressed by a personal pronoun or by a noun.  

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present in spanish is used to express:

• Things that are happening in this precisely moment

Example: Yo como pizza (I eat pizza)  

• Things that are commonly true  

Example: Los estudiantes hacen la tarea (Students do homework)

• Habits and routines

Example: Yo desayuno banana (I have banana for breakfast)

• Future actions that are totally planed and scheduled  

Example: Viajamos a casa (We travel to home)

ANSWERS

We are asked to conjugate the verbs tener and venir in simple present, so here there are:

TENER

Singular

• Yo TENGO
• Tú TIENES
• Él/Ella TIENE

Plural

• Nosotros TENEMOS
• Ustedes TIENEN  
• Ellos TIENEN

VENIR

Singular

• Yo VENGO  
• Tú VIENES
• Él/ella VIENE

Plural

• Nosotros VENIMOS
• Ustedes VIENEN
• Ellos VIENEN