había
/aˈbia/, [aˈβ̞i.a]had, there was
Verb había
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First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of haber.
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Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of haber.
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Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of haber.
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(impersonal form) Imperfect indicative form of haber, there was, there were.
- En el cofre había un libro antiguo.
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In the chest there was an antique book.
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Tom dijo que no había visto a Mary desde hacía mucho.
Tom said he hadn't seen Mary for a long time.
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Se había sentado un momento a dejar descansar a sus piernas cansadas y de repente miró hacia arriba y vio a una anciana ante él.
He'd sat down for a moment to rest his weary legs and suddenly looked up and saw an elderly woman before him.
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Tom no sabía que Mary ya había comprado pan.
Tom didn't know that Mary had already bought bread.
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Nunca había visto a dos personas tan enamoradas como Tom y Mary.
I've never seen two people so much in love as Tom and Mary.
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Tom oyó que Mary había muerto.
Tom heard that Mary had died.
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Tom no podía saber por seguro si Mary se había teñido el pelo o no.
Tom couldn't tell whether Mary dyed her hair or not.
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Tom encontró el mensaje que le había dejado María.
Tom found the note that Mary had left for him.
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Dijo que había dejado su billetera en casa.
He said that he had left his wallet at home.
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Tom le preguntó a Mary por qué había hecho eso.
Tom asked Mary why she had done that.
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Japón había derrotado a Rusia en una guerra en 1905.
Japan had defeated Russia in a war in 1905.
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