había tres

there were three

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there were three Used to say that three people or things existed or were present in a place in the past.
SP: En la foto había tres niños.
EN: There were three children in the photo.

Había tres botellas de vino vacías sobre la mesa.

There were three empty wine bottles on the table.

Solo había tres regalos debajo del árbol de Navidad.

There were only three presents under the Christmas tree.

Había tres en la camioneta.

There were three in the pickup truck.

— El botín (2026)

Había tres.

There were three.

— Khrustalyov, mi coche! (1999)

Dentro de los hombres, había tres balas.

Inside the men, there were three bullets.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Había tres de nosotros.

There were three of us.

— Mother Night (1996)

Había tres estatuas en el jardín.

There were three statues in the garden.