Question

nosotros tenemos (tener) tres hijas. adriana y a tienen (tener) siete años. verónica (tener) cinco años. ¿y tú? ¿cuántos años (tener) tú?

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Spanish Verb Conjugation (tener)
Matching verbs to subject pronouns in Spanish.

Step 1: Analyze the first sentence

The subject pronoun is Nosotros (we).
The verb to conjugate is tener (to have).

• Nosotros matches with the ending -emos for this irregular verb.
• Conjugation: tenemos

Step 2: Analyze the second sentence

The subject is Adriana y [name cut off, likely another person].
Since it refers to multiple people (they), the subject pronoun is ellos/ellas (they).

• Ellos/Ellas matches with the ending -en for this stem-changing verb (\(e

ightarrow ie\)).

• Conjugation: tienen

Step 3: Analyze the third sentence

The subject is Verónica (she).
The subject pronoun is ella (she).

• Ella matches with the ending -e for this stem-changing verb (\(e

ightarrow ie\)).

• Conjugation: tiene

Step 4: Analyze the fourth sentence

The question asks: ¿Cuántos años ________ (tener) tú? (How old are you?)
The subject pronoun is tú (you, informal).

• Tú matches with the ending -es for this stem-changing verb (\(e

ightarrow ie\)).

• Conjugation: tienes

Answer:

1. tenemos
2. tienen
3. tiene
4. tienes