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ellos tenían

they had

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they had Imperfect tense of tener, used for ongoing or repeated past situations.
SP: Ellos tenían una casa grande en el campo.
EN: They had a big house in the countryside.

Ah si, ellos tenían un ejercito.

Oh yeah, they had an army.

Ellos tenían a su esposa.

They had their wife.

Ellos tenían una cultura propia.

They had their own culture.

Ellos tenían ideas distintas.

They had different ideas.

Ellos tenían varios hijos.

They had several children.

Todos ellos tenían hambre.

They were all hungry.

Ellos tenían un tablero.

They had a board.

— Queen (2014)

Ellos tenían hambre.

They were hungry.

Ellos tenían una pileta.

They had a swimming pool.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)