nosotros teníamos

had

t e ˈn i a m o s → tener
ten to have + íamos we-form imperfect ending
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Common #3,594
had Used for an ongoing situation or state in the past, or something that used to be true.
SP: Cuando éramos niños, teníamos un perro.
EN: When we were children, 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

Se llevaron todo lo que teníamos.

They took everything we had.

Al día siguiente, todos teníamos una resaca tremenda.

The next day, we all had a terrible hangover.

Teníamos que esperar a que él se muera.

We had to wait for him to die.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

¿Estabas disponible mientras teníamos sexo?

Were you available while we were having sex?

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Siempre teníamos comida.

We always had food.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

En mis tiempos teníamos jugadores de verdad.

In my time we had real players.

Creímos que los teníamos rodeados.

We thought we had them surrounded.

— RRR (2022)

No sabía que teníamos una.

I didn't know we had one.

¡Era todo el dinero que teníamos!

It was all the money we had!

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Pero sólo teníamos dinero para un pasaje.

But we only had enough money for one ticket.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Teníamos una idea razonable de cuánto pescado podría traer el Folly.

We had a reasonable idea of how much fish the Folly could bring in.

Teníamos ganas de verlos.

We were looking forward to seeing them.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Cuando teníamos prueba absoluta actuamos, actuamos como soldados.

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

Teníamos poca agua.

We had very little water.

Los teníamos.

We had them.

Teníamos todo en discos duros.

We had everything on hard drives.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Pensé que teníamos una regla en contra de eso.

I thought we had a rule against that.

La teníamos.

We had it.

Lo teníamos de antes que yo naciera.

We had it before I was born.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

Teníamos una cita.

We had a date.

— State and Main (2000)

No, era un juego que teníamos cuando éramos niños.

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

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

En Axtad teníamos dos terribles.

At Axtad, we had two terrible ones.

— Suspiria: Alarido (1977)

Sabíamos que teníamos al menos un topo en la organización.

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

Teníamos dudas.

We had doubts.

Podríamos haber publicado más anuncios de los que teníamos.

We could have published more ads than we had.

Teníamos nuestras diferencias.

We had our differences.

Nosotros teníamos un pequeño desacuerdo acerca de eso.

We had a slight disagreement about that.

Teníamos tantas ganas de verte.

We were really looking forward to seeing you.

— Devdas (2002)

Pensé que teníamos más tiempo.

I thought we had more time.

Tom me dijo que teníamos un problema.

Tom told me we had a problem.

Él me llamó anoche, teníamos una cita.

He called me last night; we had a date.

— Diva (1981)

Teníamos un poco de agua.

We had a little water.

A veces teníamos la misma clase.

Sometimes we had the same class.

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)

Aquella vez, tan sólo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

Desde que teníamos ocho años, ha estado intentando atarme.

Ever since we were eight years old, he's been trying to tie me down.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Teníamos dos manzanas.

We had two apples.

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

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

— La Empleada (2025)

Ambos teníamos mucha hambre.

We were both very hungry.

Teníamos miedo de perder el tren.

We were afraid of missing the train.

Nosotros también le teníamos miedo.

We were afraid of him too.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Teníamos un compromiso previo.

We had a prior commitment.

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 città aperta (1945)

Lo teníamos.

We had it.

Teníamos una vida normal.

We had a normal life.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Ya teníamos una distancia prudente del muelle.

We were already a safe distance from the pier.

¿Dónde estaba usted cuando teníamos problemas?

Where were you when we were having problems?

— Kung fu (2004)

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

We were hoping the rain would stop before noon.

Solo teníamos dos días para pensarlo.

We only had two days to think about it.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Era todo lo que teníamos.

It was all we had.

Teníamos tres aviones.

We had three planes.

Teníamos una especie de juego.

We had a kind of game.

— Das Experiment (2001)

La que teníamos antes de conocer esto.

The one we had before we knew this.

Teníamos el concepto práctico.

We had the practical concept.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

¿A qué le teníamos tanto miedo?

What were we so afraid of?

— Ponyo y el secreto de la sirenita (2008)

Teníamos nuestros motivos.

We had our reasons.

Pensábamos que teníamos el juego en la bolsa.

We thought we had the game in the bag.

Teníamos todas las calificaciones posibles.

We had every possible qualification.

— Pasajero (2025)

En aquel entonces parecía que todos teníamos la misma edad.

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

Pero teníamos confianza.

But we trusted each other.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Solo iba a estar tres días, pero teníamos tanto lío que no pude verla.

I was only going to be there for three days, but we had so much going on that I couldn’t see her.

— 7 años (2016)

Teníamos dos o tres parejas como ustedes por año.

We had two or three couples like you a year.

¿Qué nos decía nuestra madre cuando teníamos miedo o dudas?

What did our mother tell us when we were scared or had doubts?

— Hamnet (2025)

Teníamos mucho miedo.

We were very scared.

— Arco (2025)

El médico dijo que teníamos una alucinación colectiva.

The doctor said we were having a collective hallucination.

— Arco (2025)

Teníamos razón.

We were right.

Pensé que teníamos algo especial.

I thought we had something special.

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

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

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Anteriormente sólo teníamos planta baja.

Previously, we only had a ground floor.

— पीकू (2015)

Teníamos un examen oral.

We had an oral exam.

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)

Teníamos.

We had.

— Вор (1997)

Sí, pero recuerda, teníamos miedo.

Yes, but remember, we were scared.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Teníamos amigos y parientes que trabajaban allí.

We had friends and relatives who worked there.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

En Xin Jiang, teníamos una tropa en casa.

In Xin Jiang, we had a troop at home.

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Juan pensaba en todos esos pequeños dioses que teníamos en su clóset.

Juan thought about all those little gods we had in his closet.

— Museo (2018)

Por aquel entonces, solo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

Teníamos la mejor organización que el negro jamás verá.

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

— Malcolm X (1992)

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)

Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón.

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

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)

Como te dije, teníamos mucho tiempo.

As I told you, we had plenty of time.

Teníamos una historia increíble juntos.

We had an incredible history together.

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Este hermano y yo, teníamos mente de esclavo.

This brother and I had the minds of slaves.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Nos han quitado todo lo que teníamos.

They’ve taken everything we had from us.

— Aguirre, la ira de Dios (1972)

Teníamos el mismo maletín.

We had the same briefcase.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

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 once años, Rel.

We were eleven years old, Rel.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Teníamos todo el derecho.

We had every right.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Las teníamos.

We had them.

— La Bruja (2016)

De pequeña teníamos un perro.

When I was little, we had a dog.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

Teníamos una cita a esta hora.

We had an appointment at this time.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Se han quedado con todo lo que teníamos.

They have taken everything we had.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

Teníamos dos.

We had two.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Al final aceptó que… no los teníamos en Goddard.

In the end, he admitted that… we didn’t have them at Goddard.

Por suerte, porque teníamos sed.

Luckily, because we were thirsty.

— Bacurau (2019)

¡Creí que las teníamos!

I thought we had them!

— La Bruja (2016)

Antes de darme cuenta, teníamos cuatro.

Before I knew it, we had four.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Teníamos muchos muebles.

We had a lot of furniture.

Teníamos sólo una confesión.

We only had one confession.

— Memorias de un Asesino (2003)

Pensé que teníamos eso bajo control.

I thought we had that under control.

Teníamos un gato.

We had a cat.

Hemos estado aquí, desde que teníamos un año.

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

— Victoria (2015)

Teníamos cosas que hacer.

We had things to do.

— No (2012)

Eso es todo lo que teníamos.

That's all we had.

Todos teníamos hijos antes.

We all had children before.

— Вор (1997)

Teníamos miedo de herir sus sentimientos.

We were afraid of hurting their feelings.

Les dimos todo lo que teníamos.

We gave them everything we had.

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