no tuve

didn't have

→ no
phrase Common #6,190
didn't have First-person singular past tense of tener.
SP: No tuve dinero para comprar el libro.
EN: I didn't have money to buy the book.

No tuve más opción que hacer lo que Tom me decía que haga.

I had no choice but to do what Tom told me to do.

Incluso no tuve leche.

I didn't even have any milk.

— Sin amor (2017)

No tuve nada que ver con el accidente.

I had nothing to do with the accident.

No tuve ocasión de presentarme a ella.

I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to her.

No tuve otra opción más que tomar el avión.

I had no other option but to take the plane.

Yo no tuve nada que ver con ese incidente.

I had nothing to do with that incident.

No tuve alternativa, el jefe me ordenó que lo hiciera.

I had no choice; the boss ordered me to do it.

— Despedidas (2008)

No tuve el valor, así que utilicé Lone Star.

I didn't have the courage, so I used Lone Star.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

No tuve las agallas para decirle la verdad.

I didn't have the guts to tell him the truth.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

No tuve más opción que quedarme.

I had no choice but to stay.

Respecto a su esposa, yo no tuve nada que ver.

Regarding his wife, I had nothing to do with it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

No tuve ninguna prueba.

I had no proof.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

No tuve opción.

I had no choice.

Les envié esa propuesta, pero no tuve noticias suyas.

I sent them that proposal, but I never heard back from them.

— Doña Clara (2016)

No tuve otra que contestarle a mi jefe.

I had no choice but to answer my boss.

Yo no tuve las agallas para impedirlo.

I didn't have the guts to stop it.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

No tuve suficiente tiempo.

I didn't have enough time.

Él me amenazó, pero no tuve miedo.

He threatened me, but I wasn't afraid.

No tuve el coraje de mirar para atrás.

I didn't have the courage to look back.

No tuve elección.

I had no choice.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

No tuve más alternativa que hacer lo que me pedía.

I had no alternative but to do what he asked.

No tuve nada que decirles.

I had nothing to say to them.

No tuve noticias de él.

I didn't hear from him.

— Broker (2022)

Nena, no tuve nada que ver con eso.

Honey, I had nothing to do with that.

— Impacto (1981)

No tuve otra elección que aceptar la oferta.

I had no choice but to accept the offer.

No tuve problemas para romper el candado.

I had no trouble breaking the lock.

Yo no tuve nada que ver aquí.

I had nothing to do with this.

— Bacurau (2019)

No tuve agallas.

I didn't have the guts.

— Dil se.. (1998)

No tuve un padre cuando era niño, así que no sé bien cómo serlo.

I didn't have a father when I was a child, so I don't really know how to be one.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

No tuve el valor para contarle la verdad.

I didn't have the courage to tell them the truth.

Después, ya no tuve influencia en ese asunto.

After that, I no longer had any influence on that matter.

— Núremberg (2025)

No tuve la oportunidad.

I didn't have the opportunity.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

No tuve más opción que ir.

I had no choice but to go.

No tuve nada que ver con ella.

I had nothing to do with her.

No tuve opción, hermano.

I didn't have a choice, brother.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Lo hice porque no tuve elección.

I did it because I had no choice.

No tuve otra opción.

I had no other choice.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Por suerte, no tuve yo que tomar esa decisión.

Luckily, I didn’t have to make that decision.

Yo no tuve idea.

I had no idea.

No tuve suficiente tiempo para terminar mi presentación.

I didn’t have enough time to finish my presentation.

Yo no tuve oportunidad de relajarme ahí.

I didn't have a chance to relax there.

Desafortunadamente, no tuve oportunidad de ver el castillo.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to see the castle.

No tuve alternativa.

I had no alternative.

No tuve el valor.

I didn't have the courage.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

No tuve miedo.

I wasn't afraid.

Y antes de él no tuve a nadie.

And before him I had no one.

— Sin amor (2017)

No tuve más remedio que echarle a la calle.

I had no choice but to throw him out onto the street.

No tuve ningún problema.

I didn't have any problems.

No tuve oportunidad de escapar.

I had no chance to escape.

No tuve problemas para encontrar su casa.

I had no trouble finding his house.

Yo honestamente no tuve idea de lo que había ocurrido.

I honestly had no idea what had happened.

Yo no tuve miedo pese a sus amenazas, ¿verdad?

I wasn't afraid despite his threats, was I?

Mira, no tuve otra opción.

Look, I had no other choice.

— The Running Man (2025)

No tuve el privilegio de conocer a mis abuelos.

I didn't have the privilege of knowing my grandparents.

Intenté decirle que no soy practicante, pero no tuve éxito.

I tried to tell him that I’m not religious, but I wasn’t successful.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

No tuve esa sensación.

I didn't have that feeling.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)