the basics
the *general* meaning of tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen
have
talking to my sister
tú
you
he
él
¿___ tú pelo ondulado?
¿tienes tú pelo ondulado?
do you have wavy hair?
Melissa y Tanya no __ feas
Melissa y Tanya no son feas
Melissa + Tanya aren't ugly
the *general* meaning of es
is
talking about my sister
ella
she
they
ellos
ellas
mi amiga y yo __ generosas
mi amiga y yo somos generosas
my friend + I are generous
yo no __ unas arrugas
yo no tengo unas arrugas
I don't have wrinkles
the *general* meaning of eres, somos, son
are
ustedes
yall
you
usted
mi abuelo __ viejo
mi abuelo es viejo
my grandpa is old
tú ___ bonita
tú eres bonita
you are pretty :)
true or false: soy, eres, es, somos, son are completely interchangeable
NO!
soy - for ME
eres - for YOU
es - for 1 person
somos - for WE
son - for 2+ people (not w me)
talking about ms parisi + ms devine (aka turano)
ellas
they
we
nosotros
nosotras
yo __ fuerte
yo soy fuerte
I am strong
nosotros __ unos lentes
nosotros tenemos unos lentes
we have glasses
how do you know which word (tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen) to use in a sentence?
based on WHO the sentence is about.
each word is linked to yo, tú, él/ella, nosotros, etc
you choose (tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen) based on THE PERSON/PEOPLE mentioned in the sentence
talking about Grace + ME
nosotras/nosotros
we
yall
ustedes
ellos ___ unos granos
ellos tienen unos granos
they have pimples
él __ una familia grande
él tiene una familia grande
he has a big family