The Verb haber and tener

Today we are going to study the verbs "haber" and "tener" in Spanish, both reunited in the verb "have" in english.  

First "Tener" which makes reference to possessions, owning something or someone  

SPANISH	ENGLISH
YO TENGO	I HAVE
TÚ TIENES	YOU HAVE
ÉL/ ELLA TIENE	HE/ SHE HAS
NOSOTROS TENEMOS	WE HAVE
USTEDES TIENEN	YOU HAVE
ELLOS/ ELLAS TIENEN	THEY HAVE

TIENE NOVIO

(SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND)

TENGO UN CARRO NUEVO

(I HAVE A NEW CAR)

TIENES DOS HERMANOS

(YOU HAVE TWO BROTHERS)

The other verb that can be translated as "To Have" in Spanish is "Haber" but this last verb is used for past participles

SPANISH	ENGLISH
YO HE	I HAVE
TÚ HAS	YOU HAVE
ÉL/ ELLA HA	HE/ SHE HAS
NOSOTROS HEMOS	WE HAVE
USTEDES HAN	YOU HAVE
ELLOS/ ELLAS HAN	THEY HAVE

ES MEJOR HABER AMADO Y PERDIDO QUE NUNCA HABER AMADO

(IT'S BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN NEVER LOVE AT ALL)

CUANDO ESTABA EN EL CENTRO HE VISTO A TU PRIMA

(WHEN I WAS IN THE CENTER I HAVE SEEN YOUR COUSIN)

NO QUIERO CENAR PORQUE YA HE COMIDO

(I DON'T WANT TO HAVE DINNER BECAUSE I HAVE EATEN YET)