había muchas

there were many

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there were many Used to say that a large number of things or people existed in a place or situation. The singular form is often translated as "there was much" or "there was a lot of" depending on the noun.

SP: Había muchas personas en la estación.

EN: There were many people at the station.

No había muchas noticias en el periódico de anoche.

There wasn't much news in last night's newspaper.

Había muchas casas en llamas.

There were many houses on fire.

Pero también había muchas armas.

But there were also many weapons.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Había muchas parejas jóvenes en el parque.

There were many young couples in the park.

Había muchas cosas que no le gustaban a Tom.

There were many things Tom didn’t like.

Había muchas razones para preocuparse.

There were many reasons to worry.

Aún cuando había muchas galletas en el plato, yo comí sólo tres.

Even though there were many cookies on the plate, I only ate three.

Había muchas manzanas podridas en la canasta.

There were many rotten apples in the basket.