tenía

/teˈnia/, [t̪eˈni.a]

had, i had

Examples

Él tenía miedo de que le dispararas.

He was scared you would shoot him.

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Tom tenía hambre, así que le pidió a Mary que cocinara algo.

Tom was hungry, so he asked Mary to cook something.

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Tom no tenía amigos con quienes jugar.

Tom had no friends to play with.

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Desafortunadamente, Nancy tenía razón.

Unfortunately, Nancy was right.

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Tom no tenía derecho a hacer lo que hizo.

Tom had no right to do what he did.

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Él tenía dolor de cabeza.

He had a headache.

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Ella no tenía pañuelos para secar sus lágrimas.

She had no tissues to wipe away her tears.

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¿Qué efecto dijo el doctor que tenía esta medicina en la gente?

What effect did the doctor say this medicine has on people?

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El debería haber sido rico. Tenía los gustos de un rico.

He should have been rich: he had a rich man's tastes.

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Tom perdió su gorra y sentía que tenía que comprarse una nueva.

Tom lost his cap, and he felt that he had to buy a new one.

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El profesor me tenía echado el ojo porque pensaba que estaba haciendo trampa.

The teacher had her eye on me because she thought I was cheating.

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Él tenía el pelo largo el año pasado.

He had long hair last year.

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Tom no tenía idea de qué quería Mary que él hiciera.

Tom had no idea what Mary wanted him to do.

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Jane insistió en que tenía razón.

Jane insisted that she was right.

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Tenía una fiebre muy alta.

I had a very high fever.

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Hiciste lo que se tenía que hacer.

You did what had to be done.

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Tenía mucho miedo de las serpientes.

I was very scared of snakes.

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Tom me robó todo y cada uno de los centavos que yo tenía.

Tom robbed me of every penny I had.

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Él tenía mucho dinero en el banco.

He had a lot of money in the bank.

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Él dijo que no iba a la fiesta porque tenía que estudiar.

He said he wouldn't go to the party because he had to study.

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