Sentence examples of "were" in English with translation "tener"

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You were right after all. Después de todo, tenías razón.
The little kids were very curious. Los niños chiquitos tienen mucha curiosidad.
They were afraid of the teacher. Tenían miedo del maestro.
His eyes were heavy with sleep. Tenía sus ojos pesados de sueño.
They, too, were out of money. Ellos tampoco tenían dinero.
You were lucky to find it. Tuviste suerte de encontrarlo.
There were no bounds to his ambition. Su ambición no tenía fronteras.
I wish our classroom were air-conditioned. Ojalá nuestra clase tuviera aire acondicionado.
If I were twenty, I could vote. Si yo tuviera veinte, podría votar.
They were in a hurry to get home. Tenían prisa por llegar a casa.
They said they were not afraid of smugglers. Dijeron que no tenían miedo de los contrabandistas.
You could count to ten when you were two. Tú podías contar hasta diez cuando tenías dos años.
We were afraid that we might hurt his feelings. Teníamos miedo de herir sus sentimientos.
How old were you when the war broke out? ¿Qué edad tenías cuando estalló la guerra?
I had to walk because there were no taxis. Tuve que caminar porque no había taxis.
You were right, he doesn't live in Rio. Tenías razón, ya no vive en Río.
Americans who had money were afraid to invest it. Los estadounidenses que tenían dinero temían invertirlo.
You were right, she doesn't live in Rio. Tenías razón, ya no vive en Río.
Since there were no taxis, I had to walk. Tuve que caminar porque no había taxis.
At the time, we were just fifteen years old. Aquella vez, tan sólo teníamos quince años.
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