In: Level A2, Verbs Tenses & Conjugation, El Pretérito Imperfecto, Regular

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]

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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.

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]

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IanC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Had a home or had home?

Why is it wrong to put. "No tenía una casa"? i.e include "una" in the translation of : I didn't have a house.

Asked 3 months ago

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InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Ian

You can also use the article here, so I included as a possible correct answer. Just so you know for further tests, when the kwiz is about conjugating a verb, so you find a hint saying "Conjugate the verb... in whatever tense", we are just testing the verb conjugation, not any other element in the sentence. You only have to focus on the verb.

Un saludo

Inma

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