tenía

/teˈnia/, [t̪eˈni.a]

had, i had

Examples

Tom no sabía que tenía una admiradora secreta.

Tom didn't know that he had a secret admirer.

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Él tenía algo que yo no tenía - fe.

He had something that I didn't have - faith.

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Él tenía el hábito de levantarse temprano.

He was in the habit of getting up early.

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Me robaron en el bus lo que tenía en el bolsillo.

I had my pocket picked in the bus.

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He bebido agua porque tenía sed.

Since I was thirsty, I drank water.

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La pared tenía una grieta.

The wall had a crack in it.

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Tom tenía una buena razón para no ir.

Tom had a good reason for not going.

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Ella tenía miedo de cruzar la calle.

She was afraid to cross the road.

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Él tenía buen aspecto.

He looked well.

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Él recordó a su mujer que le tenía que despertar a las siete de la mañana.

He reminded his wife to wake him up at 7:00 a.m.

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Él tenía una mirada hambrienta.

He had a hungry look.

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Tom no tenía para qué haber pintado la cerca. Ellos la echaron abajo una semana después de que la pintara.

Tom didn't need to paint the fence. They tore it down a week after he painted it.

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Ese libro tenía muchas páginas.

That book had a lot of pages.

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Cada estado tenía solo un voto.

Each state had just one vote.

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Tom tenía un fuerte resfriado el mes pasado

Tom had a bad cold last month.

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¿Cuántos años tenía la primera vez que condujo un coche?

What age was she when she first drove a car?

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Tom tenía un corazón tatuado en el brazo.

Tom had a heart tattooed on his arm.

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No tenía más de mil yenes.

I had no more than 1,000 yen.

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Tom tenía buenas intenciones.

Tom meant well.

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Él tenía una hija.

He had one daughter.

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