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no tenía nada

had nothing

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phrase Uncommon #18,590
had nothing Uses the imperfect tense to say that someone had nothing or did not have anything at a particular time or over a period in the past.
SP: No tenía nada que hacer esa tarde.
EN: I had nothing to do that afternoon.

Tom no tenía nada para beber.

Tom had nothing to drink.

No tenía nada de raro.

There was nothing strange about it.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Ayer, Tom no tenía nada para comer.

Yesterday, Tom had nothing to eat.

Ella no tenía nada.

She had nothing.

Tom no tenía nada de qué preocuparse.

Tom had nothing to worry about.

Tom no tenía nada para leer.

Tom had nothing to read.

Yo no tenía nada para vivir.

I had nothing to live on.

— Mother Night (1996)

No tenía nada con que escribir.

I had nothing to write with.

Tom no tenía nada para comer.

Tom had nothing to eat.

Tom fingió que no tenía nada de dinero.

Tom pretended he had no money.

Yo no tenía nada en común con ellos.

I had nothing in common with them.

Tom no tenía nada.

Tom had nothing.

No tenía nada en particular que decir.

I didn't have anything in particular to say.

Donde no tenía nada para comer.

Where I had nothing to eat.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

No tenía nada.

I had nothing.

— La strada (1954)

Él no tenía nada.

He had nothing.

No tenía nada con lo que escribir.

I had nothing to write with.

Ella no tenía nada más para beber.

She had nothing else to drink.