habían

had


Examples
  • Tom llamó a la compañía de seguros para informar de que le habían robado el coche.

    Tom called the insurance company to report that his car had been stolen.

  • Habían dos bomberos españoles, llamados José y Josbí.

    There were two Spanish firemen, called José and Josbí.

  • Pronto se dio cuenta de que le habían robado.

    He soon realised that he had been robbed.

  • Ella había matado a su primer esposo con la ayuda del segundo. Lo habían hecho con un clavo que, los dos juntos, habían clavado en su sien mientras él dormía.

    She had killed her first husband with the help of the second one. They had done it with a nail that they pushed together into his temples while he was sleeping.

  • Los Estados Unidos habían ganado la carrera a la Luna.

    The United States had won the race to the moon.

  • Habían 10 policías en el lugar.

    There were ten police officers on the spot.

  • Habían estado ahorrando para el viaje durante un año.

    They had been saving money for the trip for a year.

  • Ellos habían empezado antes que nosotros.

    They had started earlier than we had.

  • Tom recogió las monedas que se habían caído detrás del sofá.

    Tom picked up the coins that had fallen behind the sofa.

  • Tom estaba decidido a no cometer con sus hijos los mismos errores que sus padres habían cometido con él.

    Tom was determined not to make the same mistakes with his children that his parents had made with him.

  • Ellos habían empezado más temprano que nosotros.

    They had started earlier than we had.

  • Todas habían venido menos tú.

    Everyone had come except you.

  • La víctima había recibido una paliza y la habían dejado morir.

    The victim had been beaten up and left for dead.

  • El sol y la luna habían comenzado a brillar.

    The sun and the moon had started to shine.

  • Aun a pesar de haber trabajado en proyectos de relevancia, nunca me habían asignado un proyecto de tal envergadura.

    Although I've worked on relevant projects, I've never been assigned to a project of this scale.

  • Apenas habían empezado cuando comenzó a llover.

    They had hardly started when it began to rain.

  • Todos habían venido excepto tú.

    Everyone had come except you.

  • Había casi cien personas, pocas de las cuales habían sido vistas antes.

    There were almost 100 people, few of whom had been seen before.

  • Ellos no habían ido muy lejos cuando encontraron a un anciano.

    They had not gone very far when they met an old man.

  • A George le habían roto el corazón.

    George was broken-hearted.


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