quando tive a chance

when I had the chance

→ quando

phrase Rare #38,828

when I had the chance Refers to a past opportunity, often in sentences expressing regret about something that should have been done. The verb form tive means “I had”; with a different subject, teve means “he/she had.”

PO: Eu deveria ter ligado para você quando tive a chance.

EN: I should have called you when I had the chance.

Eu deveria ter estudado francês quando tive a chance.

I should have studied French when I had the chance.

Eu deveria ter beijado você quando tive a chance.

I should have kissed you when I had the chance.

Eu deveria tê-lo matado quando tive a chance.

I should have killed him when I had the chance.

— A Espinha do Diabo (2001)

Deveria ter corrido quando tive a chance.

I should have run when I had the chance.

— Assassinato (2015)