Here's why:
* "Tengo" is the first-person singular form of the verb "tener" (to have). Verbs don't have gender in Spanish.
* Gender in Spanish primarily applies to nouns and adjectives.
To express possession in the feminine form, you would change the noun to be feminine, not the verb.
For example:
* Masculine: Tengo un libro. (I have a book.)
* Feminine: Tengo una pluma. (I have a pen.)
In both cases, the verb "tengo" remains the same. The gender is indicated by the noun ("libro" vs. "pluma").