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 #3,156
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

Sabía que teníamos problemas entonces.

I knew we had problems then.

Nosotros teníamos un pequeño desacuerdo acerca de eso.

We had a slight disagreement about that.

Teníamos dos.

We had two.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

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

We were hoping the rain would stop before noon.

Sí, pero recuerda, teníamos miedo.

Yes, but remember, we were scared.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Pero sólo teníamos dinero para un pasaje.

But we only had enough money for one ticket.

— Núremberg (2025)

Teníamos muchos muebles.

We had a lot of furniture.

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)

A veces teníamos la misma clase.

Sometimes we had the same class.

Teníamos pensado permanecer allí unas dos semanas.

We had planned to stay there for about two weeks.

Pensé que teníamos eso bajo control.

I thought we had that under control.

Teníamos razón.

We were right.

Pensábamos que teníamos el juego en la bolsa.

We thought we had the game in the bag.

Teníamos todo en discos duros.

We had everything on hard drives.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

De pequeña teníamos un perro.

When I was little, we had a dog.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

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)

, ¿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)

Era todo lo que teníamos.

It was all we had.

Teníamos un examen oral.

We had an oral exam.

Teníamos una cita a esta hora.

We had an appointment at this time.

— American Gangster (2007)

Teníamos una vida normal.

We had a normal life.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Teníamos dieciocho en aquel entonces.

We were eighteen back then.

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)

Teníamos el concepto práctico.

We had the practical concept.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

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.

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)

Teníamos nuestras razones.

We had our reasons.

Eso es todo lo que teníamos.

That's all we had.

Teníamos tantas ganas de verte.

We were really looking forward to seeing you.

— Devdas (2002)

Pero teníamos confianza.

But we trusted each other.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Lo teníamos.

We had it.

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

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

— Chicago (2002)

En aquel entonces parecía que todos teníamos la misma edad.

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

Teníamos un poco de agua.

We had a little water.

Teníamos una especie de juego.

We had a kind of game.

— El experimento (2001)

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)

Sabíamos que teníamos al menos un topo en la organización.

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

Este hermano y yo, teníamos mente de esclavo.

This brother and I had the minds of slaves.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Nosotros teníamos planeado este espectáculo de rock desde mucho tiempo.

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

— Queen (2014)

Teníamos dos o tres parejas como ustedes por año.

We had two or three couples like you a year.

Teníamos ganas de verlos.

We were looking forward to seeing them.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

En Axtad teníamos dos terribles.

At Axtad, we had two terrible ones.

— Suspiria (1977)

No sabía que teníamos una.

I didn't know we had one.

Teníamos mucho miedo.

We were very scared.

— Arco (2025)

Teníamos once años, Rel.

We were eleven years old, Rel.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Él me llamó anoche, teníamos una cita.

He called me last night; we had a date.

— La diva (1981)

Pensé que teníamos algo especial.

I thought we had something special.

Lo teníamos de antes que yo naciera.

We had it before I was born.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Pensé que teníamos una regla en contra de eso.

I thought we had a rule against that.

Teníamos todo el derecho.

We had every right.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Teníamos un compromiso previo.

We had a prior commitment.

Teníamos un vínculo especial.

We had a special bond.

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.

— Intocable (2011)

Teníamos buena intención.

We had good intentions.

Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón.

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

La que teníamos antes de conocer esto.

The one we had before we knew this.

Al día siguiente, todos teníamos una resaca tremenda.

The next day, we all had a terrible hangover.

Se llevaron todo lo que teníamos.

They took everything we had.

Teníamos dudas.

We had doubts.

En Xin Jiang, teníamos una tropa en casa.

In Xin Jiang, we had a troop at home.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

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)

La teníamos.

We had it.

Hemos estado aquí, desde que teníamos un año.

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

— Victoria (2015)

Teníamos nuestras diferencias.

We had our differences.

Las teníamos.

We had them.

— La bruja (2016)

Teníamos poca agua.

We had very little water.

Pensé que teníamos más tiempo.

I thought we had more time.

Teníamos sólo una confesión.

We only had one confession.

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

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)

Cuando teníamos prueba absoluta actuamos, actuamos como soldados.

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

Teníamos tres aviones.

We had three planes.

En mis tiempos teníamos jugadores de verdad.

In my time we had real players.

Por aquel entonces, solo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

Teníamos un gato.

We had a cat.

Todos teníamos hijos antes.

We all had children before.

— El ladrón (1997)

Le teníamos asegurado y nos va a costar dinero.

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

— Perdición (1944)

Teníamos una cita.

We had a date.

— State and Main (2000)

El médico dijo que teníamos una alucinación colectiva.

The doctor said we were having a collective hallucination.

— Arco (2025)

Tom me dijo que teníamos un problema.

Tom told me we had a problem.

Teníamos.

We had.

— El ladrón (1997)

Les dimos todo lo que teníamos.

We gave them everything we had.

Teníamos dos manzanas.

We had two apples.

Teníamos el mismo maletín.

We had the same briefcase.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

No sabía que teníamos compañía.

I didn't know we had company.

Por suerte, porque teníamos sed.

Luckily, because we were thirsty.

— Bacurau (2019)

Teníamos miedo de perder el tren.

We were afraid of missing the train.

Anteriormente sólo teníamos planta baja.

Previously, we only had a ground floor.

— Piku (2015)

Ambos teníamos mucha hambre.

We were both very hungry.

Teníamos nuestros motivos.

We had our reasons.

Se han quedado con todo lo que teníamos.

They have taken everything we had.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Nos han quitado todo lo que teníamos.

They’ve taken everything we had from us.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Siempre teníamos comida.

We always had food.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Teníamos todas las calificaciones posibles.

We had every possible qualification.

— Pillion (2025)

Creímos que los teníamos rodeados.

We thought we had them surrounded.

— RRR (2022)

Antes de darme cuenta, teníamos cuatro.

Before I knew it, we had four.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

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)

Aquella vez, tan sólo teníamos quince años.

At that time, we were only fifteen years old.

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