Talk about successful people and things.
The idea
Use tener éxito to say someone or something succeeds; conjugate tener for the subject.
Examples
- La campaña tuvo éxito.The campaign was successful.
- Su película tiene mucho éxito.Their film is very successful.
- El equipo tendrá éxito con paciencia.The team will succeed with patience.
- La receta tuvo éxito entre mis invitados.The recipe was a hit with my guests.
- ¿Tuvo éxito la exposición?Was the exhibition successful?
- Estas ideas tienen éxito en la escuela.These ideas are successful at school.
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Watch out
Do not replace tener with hacer in tener éxito. The noun keeps its accent.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence: El festival ___ éxito el año pasado. (tuvo / tiene)
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tuvo
tuvo places the success in the past.
Complete the sentence: La empresa tuvo ___. (éxito / sentido)
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éxito
éxito names the successful result.
Complete the sentence: Los proyectos ___ éxito. (tiene / tienen)
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tienen
tienen agrees with the plural projects.
Practice round
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Complete the sentence: El festival ___ éxito el año pasado. (tuvo / tiene)
Complete the sentence: La empresa tuvo ___. (éxito / sentido)
Complete the sentence: Los proyectos ___ éxito. (tiene / tienen)
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Describe something that succeeded and its audience.