Usage examples of "teníamos que" in Spanish with translation to English

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Había muchas cosas que teníamos que hacer para preparar nuestro viaje. There were many things that we needed to do to prepare for our trip.
Él dijo que teníamos que guardar el secreto. He said we must keep the secret.
El profesor dijo que teníamos que aprender todas estas expresiones de memoria. The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions by heart.
No teníamos agua que beber. We had no water to drink.
Creo que me gustaría ser tu amiga. I think I'd like to be your friend.
Teníamos un examen oral. We had an oral exam.
Damos por sentado que la televisión existe. We take it for granted that television exists.
No teníamos casi nada en la cocina. We had next to nothing in the kitchen.
La ley establece que todos los hombres son iguales. The law says that all men are equal.
Teníamos una idea bastante clara de lo que el mundo pensaba de los Estados Unidos. Ahora también sabemos lo que los Estados Unidos piensa del resto del mundo. We had a fairly good idea what the world thought of the United States. Now we also know what the United States thinks of the rest of the world.
No hace falta decir que no se permiten mascotas. It is goes without saying that pets are not allowed.
Teníamos muchos muebles. We had a lot of furniture.
Él confesó que era culpable. He confessed that he was guilty.
No podíamos ir allí porque no teníamos coche. We couldn't go there because we didn't have a car.
Mary tuvo un sueño en el que le tocaba la lotería. Mary had a dream that she won the lottery.
Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón. We were two, but only had one heart.
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Por aquel entonces, solo teníamos quince años. At the time, we were just fifteen years old.
¿Quién te dijo que estaba enfermo? Who told you that I was sick?
Teníamos visitas ayer. We had some visitors yesterday.
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