EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 4 MIN
4/8 Magical Words In Spanish: How to say I Have, I Had, I'm Going to Have | Tener in Spanish
from Stuck in Your Head: Songs to Learn Spanish · host MystikoleAi
If you want to learn to speak Spanish go to readytospeakspanish.com One verb. Three tenses. One song. This is tener — to have. The verb that tells you what you've got, what you had, and what you're going to have. Tengo. He tenido. Voy a tener. I have. I had. I'm going to have. Tener is everywhere in Spanish. Do you have time? I have a coffee. I had a friend. I'm going to have everything I need. Once this pattern is automatic — present, past, future — you can express possession, time, and so much more without thinking. Intro One verb. Three tenses. To have — tener. I have — tengo. I had — he tenido. I'm going to have — voy a tener. Let's go. Verso 1 — Present I have Tengo I have time Tengo tiempo I have a coffee Tengo un café I have a friend Tengo un amigo I have the key Tengo la llave I have a lot Tengo mucho I have everything Tengo todo I have — tengo Ya lo sé Coro I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé Verso 2 — Past I had He tenido I had time He tenido tiempo I had a coffee He tenido un café I had a friend He tenido un amigo I had the key He tenido la llave I had a lot He tenido mucho I had everything He tenido todo I had — he tenido Ya lo sé Coro I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé Verso 3 — Future I'm going to have Voy a tener I'm going to have time Voy a tener tiempo I'm going to have a coffee Voy a tener un café I'm going to have a friend Voy a tener un amigo I'm going to have the key Voy a tener la llave I'm going to have a lot Voy a tener mucho I'm going to have everything Voy a tener todo I'm going to have — voy a tener Ya lo sé Coro I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé Puente I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener I have time — tengo tiempo I had time — he tenido tiempo I'm going to have time — voy a tener tiempo I have everything — tengo todo I had everything — he tenido todo I'm going to have everything — voy a tener todo Tengo — he tenido — voy a tener Tengo — he tenido — voy a tener El verbo tener — ya lo sé Ya lo sé — ya lo sé Coro I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé I have — tengo I had — he tenido I'm going to have — voy a tener Tener — ya lo sé Frases en esta canción English | Spanish I have | Tengo I have time | Tengo tiempo I have a coffee | Tengo un café I have a friend | Tengo un amigo I have the key | Tengo la llave I have a lot | Tengo mucho I have everything | Tengo todo I had | He tenido I had time | He tenido tiempo I had a coffee | He tenido un café I had a friend | He tenido un amigo I had the key | He tenido la llave I had a lot | He tenido mucho I had everything | He tenido todo I'm going to have | Voy a tener I'm going to have time | Voy a tener tiempo I'm going to have a coffee | Voy a tener un café I'm going to have a friend | Voy a tener un amigo I'm going to have the key | Voy a tener la llave I'm going to have a lot | Voy a tener mucho I'm going to have everything | Voy a tener todo El patrón One verb. Three structures. Every tense you need. Present — tengo + noun I have time — tengo tiempo I have a coffee — tengo un café I have everything — tengo todo Past — he tenido + noun I had time — he tenido tiempo I had a coffee — he tenido un café I had everything — he tenido todo Future — voy a tener + noun I'm going to have time — voy a tener tiempo I'm going to have a coffee — voy a tener un café I'm going to have everything — voy a tener todo Cómo usar esta canción Listen to one verse at a time. Verse 1 is present. Verse 2 is past. Verse 3 is future. By the bridge all three should be running together automatically. Then try making your own sentences — tengo + anything you have right now. He tenido + anything you had before. Voy a tener + anything you are going to have. If you want to learn to speak Spanish go to readytospeakspanish.com Stuck in Your Head: Songs to Learn Spanish — created by Mystikole AI
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