tenía

/teˈnia/, [t̪eˈni.a]

had, i had

Examples

Tom vino a Japón por primera vez cuando tenía tres años.

Tom came to Japan for the first time when he was three.

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El ladrón no tenía ningún plan, simplemente entró en la tienda y cogió cosas al azar.

The burglar didn't have any plan - he just entered the shop and grabbed things at random.

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Hice lo que tenía que hacer, y si tuviera que hacerlo de nuevo, lo haría otra vez...

I did what I had to do, and if I had to do it again, I would do it again...

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El paciente no tenía fiebre.

The patient didn't have a fever.

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Tom odiaba la idea de dejar a Mary sola, pero él tenía que ir a trabajar.

Tom hated the idea of leaving Mary alone, but he had to go to work.

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Tom no tenía nada que decirle a Mary.

Tom didn't have anything to say to Mary.

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Tom no tenía nada de qué preocuparse.

Tom didn't have anything to worry about.

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Tenía que ir a trabajar.

I had to go to work.

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Tom no quería oír nada de lo que yo tenía que decir.

Tom didn't want to hear anything I had to say.

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Ella dijo que tenía un leve resfriado.

She said she had a slight cold.

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Tom le dijo a María que tenía hambre.

Tom told Mary that he was hungry.

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Tom tenía dificultad para pensar con claridad.

Tom had trouble thinking straight.

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Él tenía más que suficiente dinero.

He had more than enough money.

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Ella no tenía dinero suficiente.

She didn't have enough money.

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En esa época, el azúcar tenía menos valor que la sal.

In those days, sugar was less valuable than salt.

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Tenía frío y estaba mojado.

I was cold and wet.

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Tom gastó todo lo que tenía apostando.

Tom gambled away everything he had.

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Tom murió cuando tenía setenta años de edad.

Tom died when he was seventy years old.

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Tenía la esperanza de ahorrar más dinero.

I had hoped to save more money.

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Su ambición no tenía fronteras.

There were no bounds to his ambition.

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