ellos tuvieron

had

t u ˈb j e ɾ o n → tener
tuv to have + ieron 3rd person plural past
verb · third plural · past indicative Common #5,174
had Third-person plural (they/you all) preterite of “tener.”
SP: Ellos tuvieron una reunión ayer.
EN: They had a meeting yesterday.
Conjugation of tener
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tuve tuvimos
Second tuviste —
Third tuvo tuvieron

Tuvieron una buena cacería.

They had a good hunt.

Los piratas no tuvieron más opción que rendirse.

The pirates had no choice but to surrender.

Al día siguiente, tuvieron su primera verdadera conversación.

The next day, they had their first real conversation.

En cualquier caso, tuvieron una pelea.

In any case, they had a fight.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Otros tuvieron esa idea y fracasaron.

Others had that idea and failed.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Te casaste con ella y tuvieron una hija.

You married her and you had a daughter.

Escuché que tú y Tom tuvieron una gran pelea.

I heard that you and Tom had a big fight.

Ellos no tuvieron otra alternativa más que pedir perdón.

They had no other option but to apologize.

Tom y Mary tuvieron una pelea de almohadas.

Tom and Mary had a pillow fight.

Tuvieron lástima del niño.

They felt sorry for the boy.

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

Cuando mamá y tú tuvieron su primera cita, ¿qué película vieron?

When Mom and you went on your first date, what movie did you see?

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Dicen que los dioses tuvieron celos de la Atlántida.

They say the gods were jealous of Atlantis.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Tuvieron su época.

They had their time.

Por lo menos tuvieron una bicicleta.

At least they had a bike.

Los que tuvieron suerte, consiguieron salir de las ciudades.

Those who were lucky managed to leave the cities.

Los hombres y mujeres pioneros tuvieron una vida ardua, y también sus niños.

The pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.

Mis padres tuvieron un matrimonio arreglado.

My parents had an arranged marriage.

Tuvieron un bebé.

They had a baby.

Tuvieron una pelea de almohadas.

They had a pillow fight.

Ellos también tuvieron su revelación a la hora de la muerte.

They too had their revelation at the time of death.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Sus esfuerzos tuvieron buenos resultados.

Their efforts paid off.

Todos tuvieron un buen año.

Everyone had a good year.

Tom y Mary tuvieron un divorcio desagradable.

Tom and Mary had a nasty divorce.

Tuvieron otra audiencia en la corte ayer.

They had another court hearing yesterday.

— Leviatán (2014)

Se casó con mi hermano Sigfrid y tuvieron seis hijos.

She married my brother Sigfrid and they had six children.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Tuvieron un accidente de coche.

They were in a car accident.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Tuvieron una boda de cuento de hadas.

They had a fairytale wedding.

Los piratas no tuvieron más alternativa que entregarse.

The pirates had no alternative but to surrender.

Que nosotros sepamos, ni Tom ni Mary tuvieron nada que ver con el robo.

As far as we know, neither Tom nor Mary had anything to do with the robbery.

Tuvieron éxito.

They were successful.

Fueron muy felices y tuvieron muchos hijos.

They were very happy and had many children.

Nuestras propuestas tuvieron escaso eco.

Our proposals received little attention.

Tom y Mary tuvieron un niño y lo llamaron Tom Junior.

Tom and Mary had a baby boy and named him Tom Junior.

Tuvieron en cuenta todas las posibilidades.

They considered all possibilities.

Tuvieron seis horas para hacerlo.

They had six hours to do it.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Los que tuvieron suerte pudieron esperar en una cafetería.

Those who were lucky were able to wait in a cafe.

Tuvieron un bebé la semana pasada.

They had a baby last week.

Tuvieron una conferencia de prensa.

They had a press conference.

Y tuvieron miedo.

And they were afraid.

— Bacurau (2019)

Parece que ustedes dos tuvieron un problema ayer.

It seems you two had a problem yesterday.

Ellos siempre tuvieron planes para la raza humana.

They always had plans for the human race.

Nuestros antepasados nunca tuvieron este problema de estreñimiento.

Our ancestors never had this problem with constipation.

— Piku (2015)

Mi hermano tenía dos erizos de niño y tuvieron dos bebés.

My brother had two hedgehogs as a child and they had two babies.

Sus comentarios tuvieron el efecto contrario.

His comments had the opposite effect.

Todos tuvieron insomnio alguna vez.

Everyone has had insomnia at some point.

— El maquinista (2004)

Tom y Mary tuvieron una pelea.

Tom and Mary had a fight.

Tuvieron muchos hijos.

They had many children.

Ese año tuvieron una terrible Navidad.

That year they had a terrible Christmas.

Porque tuvieron un hijo hace ocho años.

Because they had a son eight years ago.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Ellas tuvieron bastante tiempo.

They had plenty of time.

Lamy y Lehto tuvieron mucha suerte.

Lamy and Lehto were very lucky.

— Senna (2010)

Tuvieron suerte.

They were lucky.

Déjame adivinar, ¿tuvieron otra pelea?

Let me guess, they had another fight?

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Me tuvieron en la UCI.

They had me in the ICU.

— Sin amor (2017)

Tuvieron un niño.

They had a child.

Elegí hembras muy jóvenes que nunca tuvieron cría.

I chose very young females that had never had offspring.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Lo tuvieron hasta la mañana en algún lugar, y luego lo trajeron aquí.

They kept him somewhere until morning, and then they brought him here.

— Sin amor (2017)

Tuvieron una vida feliz.

They had a happy life.

Ellos también tuvieron sus problemas y finalmente también fue abandonado.

They too had their problems and was eventually abandoned as well.

— The Internship (2026)

Los hombres quieren lo que nunca tuvieron.

Men want what they never had.

El mes pasado tuvieron un montón de lluvia en Francia.

Last month they had a lot of rain in France.

Tom y Mary tuvieron un matrimonio arreglado.

Tom and Mary had an arranged marriage.

Tuvieron problemas alcanzando la isla.

They had trouble reaching the island.

Porque al final, mis socios tuvieron tanta mala suerte como yo.

Because in the end, my partners had just as much bad luck as I did.

— Drácula (2025)

Los británicos tuvieron bases militares a lo largo del río Hudson de Nueva York.

The British had military bases along New York’s Hudson River.

Tuvieron un accidente.

They had an accident.