Sentence examples of "tenía" in Spanish

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Tenía el pelo castaño oscuro. He had dark brown hair.
Mi abuelo tenía parte india. My grandfather was part Indian.
Él tenía dudas sobre qué camino tomar. He was doubtful about which way to take.
Ella le dijo que se tenía que alejar de los malos amigos. She told him to keep away from bad friends.
La muchacha tenía miedo de su propia sombra. The girl was afraid of her own shadow.
Vi un perro. El perro tenía un pedazo de carne en la boca. I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.
Tenía que ir ahí ayer. I had to go there yesterday.
El pulpo Paul tenía razón. Octopus Paul was right.
Ella tenía ganas de tomar un paseo. She felt like taking a walk.
Las botellas de cerveza que llevé a la fiesta sobraron, la familia del anfitrión tenía una fábrica de cerveza. The bottles of beer that I brought to the party were redundant; the host's family owned a brewery.
Tenía cita con el médico. She had an appointment with the doctor.
Comprendí que él tenía razón. I saw that he was right.
Él tenía curiosidad de que sabor tendría, así que le dio una pequeña mordida. He was curious about how it would taste, so he took a small bite.
El artículo tenía tres columnas. The article had three columns.
Ella tenía miedo del perro. She was afraid of the dog.
Él tenía dolor de cabeza. He had a headache.
Tenía celos de mi hermano. I was jealous of my brother.
Ella tenía una conciencia limpia. She had a clear conscience.
El difunto tenía ochenta años. The deceased was eighty years old.
Tom no tenía más preguntas. Tom had no further questions.
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