nosotros teníamos

we had, we used to have

t e ˈn i a m o s → tener
ten have, hold + íamos 1st person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Common #3,201
we had, we used to have Imperfect tense (nosotros).
SP: Cuando éramos niños, teníamos un perro.
EN: When we were kids, we had a dog.
Conjugation of tener
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían

Pensé que teníamos algo especial.

I thought we had something special.

Pensábamos que teníamos el juego en la bolsa.

We thought we had the game in the bag.

En consecuencia no pudo ser el marido, porque lo teníamos nosotros.

Therefore, it couldn't be the husband, because we had him.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Sabíamos que teníamos al menos un topo en la organización.

We knew we had at least one mole in the organization.

Pensé que teníamos una regla en contra de eso.

I thought we had a rule against that.

Teníamos una estrecha relación.

We had a close relationship.

Teníamos amigos y parientes que trabajaban allí.

We had friends and relatives who worked there.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Las teníamos.

We had them.

— La bruja (2016)

Eso es todo lo que teníamos.

That's all we had.

Teníamos dos.

We had two.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Él me llamó anoche, teníamos una cita.

He called me last night; we had a date.

— La diva (1981)

Teníamos la esperanza de que la lluvia se detendría antes del mediodía.

We were hoping the rain would stop before noon.

Ambos teníamos mucha hambre.

We were both very hungry.

Teníamos muchos muebles.

We had a lot of furniture.

La que teníamos antes de conocer esto.

The one we had before we knew this.

Lo teníamos de antes que yo naciera.

We had it before I was born.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Teníamos pensado permanecer allí unas dos semanas.

We had planned to stay there for about two weeks.

Si teníamos suficiente suerte, este era el camino a la libertad.

If we were lucky enough, this was the road to freedom.

— La asistenta (2025)

Nos han quitado todo lo que teníamos.

They’ve taken everything we had from us.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Teníamos razón.

We were right.

No estoy muy segura de que eso sea lo que teníamos pensado.

I'm not entirely sure that's what we had in mind.

— Anaconda (2025)

Teníamos todo en discos duros.

We had everything on hard drives.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Pensé que teníamos más tiempo.

I thought we had more time.

Teníamos un examen oral.

We had an oral exam.

En aquel entonces parecía que todos teníamos la misma edad.

Back then it seemed like we were all the same age.

Teníamos una cita a esta hora.

We had an appointment at this time.

— American Gangster (2007)

Este hermano y yo, teníamos mente de esclavo.

This brother and I had the minds of slaves.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Aquella vez, tan sólo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

Sí, pero recuerda, teníamos miedo.

Yes, but remember, we were scared.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Teníamos una vida normal.

We had a normal life.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Teníamos dieciocho en aquel entonces.

We were eighteen back then.

No sabía que teníamos compañía.

I didn't know we had company.

Teníamos el concepto práctico.

We had the practical concept.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Nosotros teníamos un pequeño desacuerdo acerca de eso.

We had a slight disagreement about that.

Solo teníamos información de ese nombre los cinco de la Ciénaga.

Only the five of us from La Ciénaga had information about that name.

— Zeta (2026)

Teníamos miedo de herir sus sentimientos.

We were afraid of hurting their feelings.

En Axtad teníamos dos terribles.

At Axtad, we had two terrible ones.

— Suspiria (1977)

Teníamos nuestras razones.

We had our reasons.

La teníamos.

We had it.

Teníamos tantas ganas de verte.

We were really looking forward to seeing you.

— Devdas (2002)

Teníamos un poco de agua.

We had a little water.

Al día siguiente, todos teníamos una resaca tremenda.

The next day, we all had a terrible hangover.

Cuando teníamos prueba absoluta actuamos, actuamos como soldados.

When we had absolute proof we acted, we acted like soldiers.

Mi hermana y yo teníamos un número que no podía fracasar.

My sister and I had an act that couldn't fail.

— Chicago (2002)

Teníamos una especie de juego.

We had a kind of game.

— El experimento (2001)

No, era un juego que teníamos cuando éramos niños.

No, it was a game we had when we were children.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Siempre teníamos comida.

We always had food.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Teníamos dos o tres parejas como ustedes por año.

We had two or three couples like you a year.

Todos teníamos hijos antes.

We all had children before.

— El ladrón (1997)

Teníamos ganas de verlos.

We were looking forward to seeing them.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Por suerte, porque teníamos sed.

Luckily, because we were thirsty.

— Bacurau (2019)

En Xin Jiang, teníamos una tropa en casa.

In Xin Jiang, we had a troop at home.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Teníamos mucho miedo.

We were very scared.

— Arco (2025)

Tom me dijo que teníamos un problema.

Tom told me we had a problem.

Por aquel entonces, solo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

Teníamos once años, Rel.

We were eleven years old, Rel.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Le teníamos asegurado y nos va a costar dinero.

We had him insured and it's going to cost us money.

— Perdición (1944)

Les dimos todo lo que teníamos.

We gave them everything we had.

Teníamos todo el derecho.

We had every right.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Pensé que teníamos eso bajo control.

I thought we had that under control.

Teníamos un compromiso previo.

We had a prior commitment.

Sí, ¿sabes que teníamos previsto irnos a la Costa Azul?

Yes, you know we were planning to go to the French Riviera?

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón.

There were two of us, but we only had one heart.

Teníamos un vínculo especial.

We had a special bond.

Sabía que teníamos problemas entonces.

I knew we had problems then.

Creímos que los teníamos rodeados.

We thought we had them surrounded.

— RRR (2022)

Teníamos una historia increíble juntos.

We had an incredible history together.

— Intocable (2011)

En mis tiempos teníamos jugadores de verdad.

In my time we had real players.

Teníamos buena intención.

We had good intentions.

Teníamos dudas.

We had doubts.

Era todo lo que teníamos.

It was all we had.

Nosotros teníamos planeado este espectáculo de rock desde mucho tiempo.

We had been planning this rock show for a long time.

— Queen (2014)

Solo teníamos dos días para pensarlo.

We only had two days to think about it.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Teníamos la mejor organización que el negro jamás verá.

We had the best organization that the black man will ever see.

— Malcolm X (1992)

A veces teníamos la misma clase.

Sometimes we had the same class.

Lo siento, teníamos hace tiempo, pero se venden poco.

I'm sorry, we used to carry them, but they don't sell very well.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Anteriormente sólo teníamos planta baja.

Previously, we only had a ground floor.

— Piku (2015)

Teníamos nuestras diferencias.

We had our differences.

Teníamos poca agua.

We had very little water.

Como te dije, teníamos mucho tiempo.

As I told you, we had plenty of time.

Teníamos sólo una confesión.

We only had one confession.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

De pequeña teníamos un perro.

When I was little, we had a dog.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

Teníamos tres aviones.

We had three planes.

Teníamos un gato.

We had a cat.

Antes de darme cuenta, teníamos cuatro.

Before I knew it, we had four.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Teníamos una cita.

We had a date.

— State and Main (2000)

Pero teníamos confianza.

But we trusted each other.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Teníamos.

We had.

— El ladrón (1997)

Teníamos dos manzanas.

We had two apples.

Se llevaron todo lo que teníamos.

They took everything we had.

No sabía que teníamos una.

I didn't know we had one.

Hemos estado aquí, desde que teníamos un año.

We've been here since we were one year old.

— Victoria (2015)

Teníamos el mismo maletín.

We had the same briefcase.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Teníamos miedo de perder el tren.

We were afraid of missing the train.

Se han quedado con todo lo que teníamos.

They have taken everything we had.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Antes de que vinieras, los Bolsón teníamos excelente fama.

Before you came, the Bolsóns had an excellent reputation.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Teníamos nuestros motivos.

We had our reasons.

Lo teníamos.

We had it.

Pero sólo teníamos dinero para un pasaje.

But we only had enough money for one ticket.

— Núremberg (2025)

El médico dijo que teníamos una alucinación colectiva.

The doctor said we were having a collective hallucination.

— Arco (2025)

Teníamos todas las calificaciones posibles.

We had every possible qualification.

— Pillion (2025)

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