tuve

had, i had

Verb tuve

Examples

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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