Tener (to have) is regular in El Pretérito Imperfecto.
Have a look at its conjugation:
| yo | tenía |
| tú | tenías |
| él / ella / Ud. | tenía |
| nosotros / nosotras |
teníamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
teníais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | tenían |
Listen to these examples of tener in El Pretérito Imperfecto.
Yo tenía muchas asignaturas en la universidad.
I had lots of classes/subjects at university.
Tú tenías muy buenos amigos de jóven.
You had very good friends when you were young.
Dalí tenía un talento espectacular.
Dalí had a great talent.
Nosotros no teníamos otra alternativa.
We didn't have any other choice.
¿Teníais vosotros las llaves del coche?
Did you have the car keys?
Ellos tenían razón.
They were right. [lit:They had the reason]
See also Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in El Pretérito Imperfecto (imperfect).
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Yo tenía muchas asignaturas en la universidad.
I had lots of classes/subjects at university.
Tú tenías muy buenos amigos de jóven.
You had very good friends when you were young.
Ellos tenían razón.
They were right. [lit:They had the reason]
Nosotros no teníamos otra alternativa.
We didn't have any other choice.
¿Teníais vosotros las llaves del coche?
Did you have the car keys?
Dalí tenía un talento espectacular.
Dalí had a great talent.
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