The verb "tener"

What does it mean to be irregular?
The prefix ir- means not, so we can say that something irregular is not regular.
ENGLISH CONNECTION: words like irrelevant (not relevant) and irresponsible (not responsible) also use the prefix ir-

What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb is not regular, meaning it does not follow the regular patterns we have learned for -ar, -er, and -ir verb conjugations.
The bad news: You have to memorize the conjugations
The good news: We usually learn the irregular verbs one at a time, so there is a lot of time to practice!

Tener
The verb tener means to have. Tener is an irregular verb, so we have to be careful when we conjugate it! See below:

yo tengo	nosotros tenemos
tú tienes	vosotros tenéis
él/ella/usted tiene	ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen

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1. Yo ______________ un libro de español.
2. Nosotros ________________ dos teléfonos.
3. Pablo ________________ tres amigos.
4. Laura y Roberto ________________ cuatro computadoras.

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