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]
Ustedes tenían mucho dinero cuando eran jóvenes.You had a lot of money when you were young.
See also Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in El Pretérito Imperfecto (imperfect).
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