había
/aˈbia/, [aˈβ̞i.a]had, there was
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Ella dijo que había oído del accidente.
She said she had heard of the accident.
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Tom decidió que no había que pintar el techo.
Tom decided that it wasn't necessary to paint the ceiling.
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No había contado con eso.
That's something I hadn't figured on.
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No había nadie en la sala.
There wasn't anyone in the room.
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No había suficiente vino para todos en la fiesta.
There was not enough wine to go round at the party.
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En la pieza no había nada más que una vieja silla.
There was nothing but an old chair in the room.
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Él reprobó el examen porque no había estudiado.
He failed in the examination because he had not studied.
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El avaro abrió la caja solo para descubrir que su dinero había sido robado.
The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
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La medicina que tomó ella la curó de la tos de la que había estado sufriendo.
The medicine she took cured her of the bad cough she'd been suffering from.
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Su sueño se había hecho realidad.
Her dream has come true.
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Tom no pudo conseguir todo lo que había esperado poder conseguir.
Tom couldn't accomplish everything he'd hoped he could.
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Arrepentido, el niño confesó todo lo que había hecho a la policía.
Repentantly, the boy confessed everything he had done to the police.
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Pensé que Tom ya había hecho su tarea.
I thought Tom had already done his homework.
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Ella me dijo que había comprado un CD.
She told me that she had bought a CD.
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Cuando entré a la habitación, había sangre por todos lados.
As I came into the bedroom, there was blood all over the place.
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Apenas había salido de la casa cuando se puso a llover fuerte.
I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily.
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Nunca había visto tanto dinero.
I had never seen so much money.
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Había flores por todas partes.
There were flowers all around.
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Había un sitio libre en la estación.
A seat became vacant at that station.
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Lo saludó alegremente como siempre lo había hecho.
She greeted him cheerfully as she always did.
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