Describe how luck affects everyday events.
The idea
Conjugate tener and add suerte. Use mala suerte for bad luck and suerte de before an infinitive.
Examples
- Hoy tengo suerte con el tiempo.Today I am lucky with the weather.
- Ella tiene mucha suerte en el juego.She is very lucky in the game.
- Tuvimos suerte de encontrar una mesa.We were lucky to find a table.
- Mis vecinos tienen mala suerte con el coche.My neighbours have bad luck with the car.
- ¿Tienes suerte en los concursos?Are you lucky in competitions?
- No tenemos suerte con los trenes.We have no luck with trains.
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Avoid soy suerte; say tengo suerte to express being lucky.
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Complete the sentence: Yo ___ suerte hoy. (tengo / tienen)
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tengo
tengo matches the speaker.
Complete the sentence: Tenemos ___ suerte con la lluvia. (mala / malo)
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mala
mala expresses bad luck.
Complete the sentence: Tiene suerte ___ vivir cerca. (de / en)
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de
de links luck to the action.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ suerte hoy. (tengo / tienen)
Complete the sentence: Tenemos ___ suerte con la lluvia. (mala / malo)
Complete the sentence: Tiene suerte ___ vivir cerca. (de / en)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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