Introduction
This
post deals with a typical use of the verb tener*.
SCENARIO
Imagine
you are with a couple of work colleagues.
You
are trying to complete some task before leaving when someone says:
"is
anybody in a hurry?"
In
Spanish, the other person could say:
¿Alguien
tiene prisa?
OUR
TIP
Answering
this question should be straightforward. Naming someone who is in a
hurry may be sufficient. However, you may use the expression tener
prisa to make your answer more informative.
Here
are some examples of how you could use that expression:
- Yo tengo prisa (I am in a hurry);
- Yo no tengo prisa (I am not in a hurry);
- Tú tienes prisa, ¿verdad? (you are in a hurry, aren't you -familiar);
- Tú no tienes prisa, ¿verdad? (you are not in a hurry, are you -familiar);
- Usted tiene prisa, ¿verdad? (you are in a hurry, aren't you -formal);
- Usted no tiene prisa, ¿verdad? (you are not in a hurry, are you -formal);
- Pedro tiene prisa (Pedro is in a hurry);
- Pedro no tiene prisa (Pedro is not in a hurry);
- María tiene prisa (Maria is in a hurry);
- Creo1 que todos tenemos prisa (I think that we are all in a hurry);
- Vosotros tenéis prisa, ¿verdad? (you are in a hurry, aren't you -people/ plural familiar);
- Vosotros no tenéis prisa, ¿verdad? (you are not in a hurry, are you -people/ plural familiar);
- Ustedes tienen prisa, ¿verdad? (you are in a hurry, aren't you -people/ plural formal);
- Ustedes no tienen prisa, ¿verdad? (you are not in a hurry, are you -people/ plural formal);
- Pedro y María tienen prisa (Pedro and Maria are in a hurry);
Notes:
1.-
Please note that subjunctive mood should be used with the negative
“no creo”, as in:
- No creo que todos tengamos prisa (I don't believe we are all in a hurry)
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Alguien
tiene prisa?
*See
uses of verb tener below
*Verb
Tener -
Typical Uses/ Expressions
Tener calor To feel hot Tener celos To feel jealousy/ to be jealous Tener cuidado To be careful Tener dolor To feel pain/ to have an ache Tener envidia To feel envy/ to be envious Tener fiebre To be feverish Tener frío To feel cold Tener ganas de algo To look forward to something Tener hambre To feel hungry Tener la culpa To be at fault Tener miedo To feel afraid Tener pensado To have in mind Tener prisa To be in hurry Tener sed To feel thirsty Tener sueño To feel sleepy Tener suerte To be lucky Tener tos To have a cough Tener xx* años/ meses/ etc. To be xx years/ months/ etc. old Tenerle rabia a alguien To have it in for someone
*NB
Express ages by conjugating tener and replacing xx with a
number. For example, I am 18 years old = tengo 18 años.
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