tiene vs tienes

CHRISTINA B.A1Kwiziq community member

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".

Like05 years ago

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

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

Like15 years ago

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

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