[emk8t]

Deseo saber cuando usar "tengas" or "tienes", deseo saber la diferencia entre tiempo presente y subjetivo. Es mas dificil porque en íngles no tenemos subjetivo. Tal vez, unos ejemplos en frases, por favor.

[RickJ]

I see from other posts that you know English. If you give us the English, you'll get more responses.

[emk8t]

I actually wrote the question in Spanish because it is a question on advanced Spanish grammar, and anyone that could give me the correct answer would have to be able to speak Spanish fluently.

Anyway, here it is in English...

"I want to know when to use "tengas" (translation: you have) and "tienes" (same translation: you have). I want to know the difference between present tense and subjective tense in Spanish. It is really hard to learn because in English we don't have (present) subjective tense. Maybe some examples in sentences would be helpful...."

(This question is akin to trying to understand when to use "than or then" and "will and shall" in English... )

[RickJ]

That makes sense. I hope you get some good input on it.

[Jonegy]

Well that takes care of 'tener' - now how about haber?? :D

[emk8t]

Don't get me started... :eek:

[val21]

HI I don't know it this is much help. But tengas is to have in a future. Like que tengas buenos dias, have a good day. Tener is to have but now. Like tienes dinero, do you have money.

[emk8t]

Val 21, you are right. However, the future tense for "you will have" or "¿will you have?" is tendré. I understand what you are saying though... I've studied this a little more more since I posted the question, and the best way I've found to describe it is it isn't a "definate" thing... IE, as you said, "que tengas buenos dias" is Have a good day. The person's day might actually suck, so it's not a definite thing they will have a good day... hence "tengas".

Another example is "Tal vez tenga frío". (Perhaps he is cold) It isn't definite that he is cold, but you think maybe he is. Versus, "tiene frío" (He is cold).

Another is, "Es obvio que tienes dinero" (It is obvious you have money). Pretty definite you have money, hence 'tienes'. BUT, "Es bueno si tengas dinero". (It is good if you have money) Not definite that you have money, but it's good if you do... hence 'tengas'.

And I am not 100% positive... but I think it has to do with feelings too...
"no tengas miedo" is "don't you have fear!" (ie, don't be scared),
vs. "no tienes meido" would be "you don't have fear!" (ie, you are not capable of feeling scared)

Did I just answer my own question??

I'm still confused...

[Jonegy]

It's magic though - when you get a chance to spend just a couple of weeks only speaking a foreign language with natives of that language- without being able to use english at all - those tenses seem to just drop into place.:)

[Davidmex]

What are you trying to say that people who talk spanish are natives. Damn!!
Espero que no sea asi por que estas muy equivocado/a por que para nada somos nativos.

[Jonegy]

what are you trying to say that people who talk spanish are natives. Damn!!!
espero que no sea asi por que estas muy equivocado/a por que para nada somos nativos.

Problema no es conmigo - e con tu ingles.

"Natives of that language" = "nacida hablando aquele lingua"


Entonces - soy hablador nativo de ingles. Yo sei qui mi castallano es muy mal - yo no el hablar por mas que 30 anos - mas escreber-me assim porque es certo q tu no entiendes ingles bien. :)

[emk8t]

“Native” no es un término despectivo en inglés. Por ejemplo, soy una persona de habla ingles nativa porque el inglés es mi primera lengua. Es no mal...

[Davidmex]

OK, well sorry about getting you wrong. No era mi intensio que sonara como si fuera una agresion o algo paresido

[emk8t]

Está bien :)
¿Sabes la diferencia a tengas y tienes? O tenga y tiene?

[Starman]

Tengas and tienes is to have.

Tienes dinero? Do you have money?
Cuando tengas dinero-When you come to have money.
Tienes miedo? Are you afraid. Literally: Do you have fear?
No tengas miedo-Don't be afraid. Literally-Don't have fear.

Tengas [may you come to have] is used sometimes in the future tense while tienes is always in the present tense. A modifier determines the tense.

Que tengas-may you have. = future tense. Modifier=que
No tengas-Don't have. = present tense. Modifier=no


Additional info on to have:

Tengo-I have
Tienen- they have
Tiene-he or she has
Tuve-I had
Tuvo-he had
Tuvieron-they had
Tuvistes-you had
Tuvieras or Tuvieses- if you had.
Tuviera-if he, she, or it had
Tuvieran-If they had
Tuviesen-if they had

BTW

Add the word "que" and you add "to"
Add the word "si" and you add "if"

Example
Tuvo que-he or she or it had to
Tuve que-I had to
Tuvieron que-They had to
Tuvimos que-We had to

Future tense gets a "si" or "if".
Si tuvieras que-If you had to
Si tuviese or tuviera que-If I had to.
Si tuvieran or tuviesen que-If they had to
Si tuvieramos que-If we had to