estava tendo

was having

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was having Past progressive form used for ongoing situations in the past.
PO: Eu estava tendo um dia difícil ontem.
EN: I was having a hard day yesterday.

Eu ouvi que você estava tendo problemas na escola.

I heard you were having trouble at school.

Estava tendo a primeira boa ideia da década quando tocou a campainha.

I was having the first good idea of the decade when the doorbell rang.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)

Tom estava tendo dificuldade para nadar na água agitada.

Tom was having difficulty swimming in the choppy water.

Todos nós achávamos que o Tom estava tendo um ataque cardíaco.

We all thought Tom was having a heart attack.

Você estava tendo um pesadelo?

Were you having a nightmare?

— A Criada (2016)

Acho que eu estava ocupado demais para notar que Tom estava tendo problemas.

I guess I was too busy to notice that Tom was having problems.

Tom estava tendo dificuldades para nadar.

Tom was having trouble swimming.

Eu estava tendo um pesadelo.

I was having a nightmare.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Tom achou que estava tendo um ataque cardíaco.

Tom thought he was having a heart attack.

estava tendo um dia de merda.

I was already having a terrible day.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Tipo, eu estava tendo uma discussão com meu cérebro sobre isso.

Like, I was having an argument with my brain about it.

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)

Todos nós pensamos que o Tom estava tendo um ataque cardíaco.

We all thought Tom was having a heart attack.

Tom pensou que Mary estava tendo problemas econômicos.

Tom thought Mary was having financial problems.