tenía
/teˈnia/, [t̪eˈni.a]had, i had
Verb tenía
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First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of tener.
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Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of tener.
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Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of tener.
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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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