tuviera

had

→ tener
tuv to have + iera Imperfect subjunctive
verb · imperfect tense Common #5,460
had Used in the imperfect subjunctive, often in hypothetical situations or after expressions of doubt or feeling.
SP: Si tuviera tiempo, te ayudaría.
EN: If I had time, I would help you.
Conjugation of tener
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían
tuvieratuviese

No sabía que Tom tuviera un nivel de francés nulo.

I didn't know Tom's French was nonexistent.

Le gustaba que tuviera trabajo.

He liked that I had a job.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Quería que Tom tuviera una copia de mi nueva novela.

I wanted Tom to have a copy of my new novel.

Por un lado, es cierto, le animó a escribir, quería que tuviera éxito.

On the one hand, it is true, he encouraged her to write, he wanted her to be successful.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Como si el dolor no tuviera pasado.

As if pain had no past.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Puede que ella tuviera razón.

She may have been right.

No era mi intención que Tom tuviera problemas.

It was not my intention for Tom to have problems.

Quizá uno de ellos tuviera una buena respuesta.

Maybe one of them had a good answer.

¡Si tuviera que volver a hacerlo, lo volvería a hacer!

If I had to do it all over again, I would!

Si tan sólo tuviera una carretilla, eso sería algo.

If only I had a wheelbarrow, that would be something.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Te digo que era como si la tele tuviera vida propia.

I'm telling you, it was as if the TV had a mind of its own.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ojalá no tuviera que hacer estos informes.

I wish I didn’t have to write these reports.

Después de orinar siento como si tuviera que hacer más.

After urinating, I feel like I have to do more.

Suerte de que tu muchacho tuviera un hermano gemelo.

Lucky your boy had a twin brother.

— Avatar (2009)

¿Para qué traerme si no querían que tuviera la vida de aquí?

Why bring me here if they didn’t want me to have the life I have here?

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Recuerdo que me sentí mal por él, pero tal vez Tuddy tuviera razón.

I remember feeling bad for him, but maybe Tuddy was right.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

No estaría aquí si la tuviera.

I wouldn't be here if I had it.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Le decía que ella estaba con otro para que tuviera un ataque de celos.

He told her that she was with someone else to make her have a jealous fit.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Quizás, si tu gente tuviera estudios no te habrían engañado así.

Perhaps if your people were educated they wouldn't have deceived you like that.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Parece como si Mary tuviera un plan.

It looks as if Mary has a plan.

Si ella tuviera corazón, esto se lo partiría a la mitad.

If she had a heart, she'd break this in two.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

No sabía que él tuviera un corazón frágil.

I didn't know he had a fragile heart.

Si Sauron tuviera el Anillo, lo sabríamos.

If Sauron had the Ring, we would know.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Le había dicho muchas veces que tuviera cuidado con eso.

I had told him many times to be careful with that.

Cuando se lo contó a Even más tarde, no sintió que tuviera mucho que añadir.

When he told Even about it later, he didn't feel he had much to add.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Me sorprende que tuviera al valor de hacerse responsable.

I'm surprised he had the courage to take responsibility.

No recuerdo que nadie tuviera un tatuaje en el trasero.

I don’t remember anyone having a tattoo on their butt.

¡Si solo tuviera alas!

If only I had wings!

No las tengo, y si las tuviera no te las dejaría.

I don't have them, and even if I did, I wouldn't lend them to you.

— Tesis (1996)

Además, quizá la siguiente nave estelar no tuviera ningún libro.

Besides, maybe the next starship wouldn't have any books.

Ojalá no tuviera que trabajar.

I wish I didn’t have to work.

Quizá mi nueva propiedad tuviera una extra en algún rincón entre los escombros.

Maybe my new property had an extra one somewhere among the rubble.

Si mi tía tuviera testículos, sería mi tío.

If my aunt had testicles, she'd be my uncle.

Es como si ella tuviera memoria fotográfica.

It's as if she had a photographic memory.

Tom planeaba hablar con Mary a la primera oportunidad que tuviera.

Tom planned to talk to Mary at the first opportunity he had.

Si el Chef Finolis tuviera ideales, ¿estaría yo vendiendo barbacoa?

If Chef Finolis had principles, would I be selling barbecue?

— Ratatouille (2007)

¡Ojalá yo tuviera un novio como Tom!

I wish I had a boyfriend like Tom!

Ojalá yo tuviera esa suerte.

I wish I had that luck.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Él hubiera querido que lo tuviera.

He would have wanted me to have it.

— Cónclave (2024)

Ojalá nuestra clase tuviera aire acondicionado.

I wish our classroom had air conditioning.

Quería quedármela, aunque tuviera que matar al hombre para conseguirla.

I wanted to keep it, even if I had to kill the man to get it.

— Rashomon (1950)

Puede que tuviera otros planes.

He might have had other plans.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Si Tom tuviera problemas de dinero, pienso que nos lo contaría.

If Tom were having money problems, I think he would tell us.

No sabía que esa persona tuviera tanta riqueza.

I didn’t know that person was so wealthy.

Puede que Tom no tuviera tiempo.

Tom may not have had time.

Quién tuviera dos alas.

If only I had two wings.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

Quería que tuviera buen aspecto.

I wanted it to look good.

— Утомлённые солнцем (1994)

Mi marido dice que perdería la cabeza si no la tuviera pegada.

My husband says he would lose his mind if he didn't have it attached.

— Running on Empty (1988)

No había nadie que no tuviera lágrimas en los ojos.

There was no one who didn't have tears in their eyes.

Comer formaba parte de esa ilusión de calma, tuviera hambre o no.

Eating was part of that illusion of calm, whether I was hungry or not.

Si mi abuela tuviera llantas, sería una bicicleta.

If my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a bicycle.

Si usted tuviera un bigote, sería idéntico a Volodia Trínkin.

If you had a mustache, you would look exactly like Volodia Trínkin.

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

No creíste que tuviera éxito.

You didn't think I would succeed.

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Supongo que haría lo mínimo que tuviera que hacer.

I guess I would do the least I had to do.

Sí, el primer violín, tuviera o no interés o habilidad para hacerlo.

Yes, the first violin, whether or not he had the interest or ability to do it.

— TÁR (2022)

Tom planeaba visitar a Mary a la primera oportunidad que tuviera.

Tom planned to visit Mary at the first opportunity he had.

Casi no las siento, es como si no las tuviera.

I hardly feel them; it's as if I didn't have them.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Tú, Copperfield, eras pura escoria, antes de que alguien tuviera caridad de ti.

You, Copperfield, were pure scum, before anyone had charity for you.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Cuando tuviera la segunda red, le preguntaría a Yu por sus competidores.

When I had the second network, I would ask Yu about his competitors.

Tom no quería admitir que tuviera miedo.

Tom didn't want to admit that he was afraid.

Tom no pensó que tuviera suficiente dinero en su billetera para pagar la cuenta.

Tom didn’t think he had enough money in his wallet to pay the bill.

¡Si tuviera la nariz donde tiene la cola, me moriría!

If I had my nose where my tail is, I’d die!

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Tú me dijiste que los tuviera bajo control.

You told me to keep them under control.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

¿Que yo tuviera una botella de reserva?

Me, have a bottle in reserve?

Así, aun cuando yo tuviera una"Pola", no sacaría tu foto.

Even if I had a “Pola,” I wouldn’t take a picture of you.

— Los Visitantes (1993)

La gente siempre me decía que tuviera cuidado con lo que hacía.

People always told me to be careful what I was doing.

Como si no la tuviera.

As if I didn’t have it.

— Nazarín (1959)

Le prometí a Ricky que lo llevaría a India cuando tuviera cinco años.

I promised Ricky that I would take him to India when he turned five.

— Queen (2014)

Ellos me insistieron en que tuviera el trabajo listo para mañana.

They insisted that I have the work ready by tomorrow.

Le dije que tuviera cuidado.

I told him to be careful.

No sabía que Chaddasaab tuviera un sobrino.

I didn't know Chaddasaab had a nephew.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Era como si tuviera dos familias.

It was like I had two families.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Es como si tuviera una pena.

It's as if I were feeling sad.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

Quizá si alguien tuviera su tarjeta de acceso.

Maybe if someone had his key card.