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había dos

there were two

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phrase Uncommon #22,142
there were two Used to say that two things existed or were present in the past.
SP: Había dos gatos en el jardín.
EN: There were two cats in the garden.

Todos los días había dos redes en el agua y una en reparación.

Every day, there were two nets in the water and one being repaired.

Había dos filas de soldados.

There were two rows of soldiers.

Había dos.

There were two.

Dentro del sobre había dos boletos para el concierto de mañana.

Inside the envelope were two tickets for tomorrow's concert.

Había dos puentes.

There were two bridges.

Bajo el espejo había dos vasos.

There were two glasses under the mirror.

Había dos pasteles.

There were two cakes.

¡Pero había dos hobbits!

But there were two hobbits!

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Cuando bajé al jardín, había dos niñitas recogiendo margaritas.

When I went down to the garden, there were two little girls picking daisies.

Había dos bomberos españoles llamados José y Josbí.

There were two Spanish firefighters named José and Josbí.

Había dos sitios libres.

There were two free spots.

Había dos pedazos de torta.

There were two pieces of cake.

Solo había dos de ellos, Sardar.

There were only two of them, Sardar.

— Súper 30 (2019)

Hace dos horas había dos sombreros rojos en esta mesa.

Two hours ago there were two red hats on this table.

Había dos motociclistas en la avenida.

There were two motorcyclists on the avenue.

— Taxi (1998)

Había dos sábanas sobre la cama.

There were two sheets on the bed.

Había dos perlas de rocío en la rosa recién cortada que me regaló mi amante.

There were two pearls of dew on the freshly cut rose that my lover gave me.

Había dos pares de zapatos en el piso.

There were two pairs of shoes on the floor.