Lesson 16 · 9:36
Have to
Say what you have to do with tengo que and tienes que + infinitive, plus the gift word trabajar.
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What you learn
- tengo que, tienes que, tiene que + infinitive: have to
- tengo alone = I have
- Gift word: trabajar (to work)
Sentences you can say
- Tengo que confirmarlo hoy. (I have to confirm it today.)
- ¿Tienes que trabajar?
- No puedo celebrarlo hoy. Tengo que trabajar.
Watch out for
"Tengo confirmarlo" → tener alone is "have"; que makes it "have to": Tengo que confirmarlo.