tenían

had, they had


Examples
  • Con todo el debido respeto, yo pienso que ambos tenían algunos puntos válidos.

    With all due respect, I think they both had valid points.

  • Pensé que Tom y Mary tenían una relación.

    I thought Tom and Mary had a relationship.

  • Pero en muchas maneras, el pájaro llamado Alex es inusual, a mostrado el tipo de habilidades mentales que científicos pensaron que solo humanos tenían.

    But in many ways, the bird called Alex is unusual, for it has shown the kind of mental abilities that scientists once thought only humans had.

  • Cuando era niño, mi madre remendaba nuestros calcetines cuando tenían agujeros. Hoy en día, la mayor parte de la gente simplemente los tiran y compran otros nuevos.

    When I was a kid, mum used to darn our socks when they got holes in them. Nowadays, most people just throw them away and buy a new pair.

  • Los pájaros tenían hambre.

    The birds were hungry.

  • Todas sus ideas tenían un fuerte componente onírico.

    All his ideas had a strong dreamlike component.

  • John y Mary tenían opiniones distintas respecto a ese asunto importante.

    John and Mary differed in opinion as to that important matter.

  • Ellos tenían varios hijos.

    They had several children.

  • Los británicos tenían más tropas que el otro lado.

    The British had more troops than the other side.

  • No tenían fuentes de energía alternativa.

    They had no alternative energy sources.

  • Los tres chicos tenían solo dos dólares entre todos ellos.

    The three boys had only two dollars among them.

  • No tenían barba, pelo ni cejas.

    They had no beards, no hair and no eyebrows.

  • Solo se tenían el uno al otro.

    All they had was one another.

  • Mis padres no tenían mucho dinero.

    My parents didn't have much money.

  • Ellos no tenían adonde ir.

    They had no place to go.

  • Muchos estadounidenses no tenían trabajo.

    Many Americans did not have jobs.

  • No sabía que tenían un gato.

    I didn't know you had a cat.

  • Solo tenían un hijo.

    They had only one child.

  • Pocas granjas tenían electricidad.

    Few farms had electricity.

  • Todos los cuatro muchachos no tenían coartadas.

    All four of the boys didn't have alibis.


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