tiene vs tienes

CHRISTINA B.A1Kwiziq community member

tiene vs tienes

How come it is tiene instead of tienes ?  I'm thinking plural...being it says:  cosas bonitas...  Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago
James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
tiene means "you have¨, "he or she has".

tienes means "you (informal) have".

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Christina,

you need "tiene" for "it has". The subject in the sentence is "este mercadillo navideño" (= it, 3rd person singular, -> tiene)

Tienes, as Jaime was saying, is for "you (singular informal) have".

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

Inma

CHRISTINA B. asked:

tiene vs tienes

How come it is tiene instead of tienes ?  I'm thinking plural...being it says:  cosas bonitas...  Thank you!

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