tuve

had, i had

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No tuve tiempo de ir al hospital a ver a mi tía.

I lost no time in visiting my aunt in the hospital yesterday.

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Tuve que competir con él por un aumento.

I had to compete with him for promotion.

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Hoy tuve muchos problemas.

Today, I had a lot of troubles.

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Nunca tuve la oportunidad de darle el mensaje a Tom.

I never had a chance to give Tom the message.

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No tuve más opción que quedarme.

I had no choice but to stay.

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Tuve que esperar veinte minutos para el próximo bus.

I had to wait twenty minutes for the next bus.

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Tuve compasión del joven.

I felt pity for the boy.

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Trabajé el domingo, así que tuve el lunes libre.

I worked on Sunday, so I had Monday off.

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Tuve pésimas notas este semestre.

I got terrible grades this term.

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Hice todo lo que pude pero tuve que darme por vencido.

I tried hard, but I had to give up.

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Tuve algunos problemas con el trabajo.

I had some trouble with the work.

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Cuando tuve que aprender inglés en la escuela, a veces lloraba por todas las irregularidades y reglas extrañas.

When I had to learn English in school, at times I would bemoan all the irregularities and strange rules.

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Tuve dificultad para resolver este problema.

I had difficulty in solving this problem.

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Anoche no pude dormir. Tuve mucha tos.

I couldn't sleep last night. I coughed a lot.

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Tuve que hacerlo todo por mi cuenta.

I had to do everything on my own.

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Tuve la suerte para huir ileso.

I was lucky enough to escape unhurt.

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No tuve tiempo de bañarme hoy.

I didn't have time to take a shower today.

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Tuve problemas decidiendo con qué marca de comida de perros alimentar a mi perro.

I had trouble deciding which brand of dog food to feed my dog.

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Tuve que recurrir a amenazas para conseguir mi dinero devuelta.

I had to resort to threats to get my money back.

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El cuchillo estaba tan mal afilado, que no pude cortar con él la carne y tuve que usar mi navaja.

The knife was so dull that I couldn't cut the meat with it and I had to use my pocketknife.

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