Sentence examples of "tenía la intención" in Spanish

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Tenía la intención de pasarme a verte, pero he estado bastante ocupado esta semana. I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week.
Tenía la intención de visitar Roma el año pasado. I intended to have visited Rome last year.
Tenía la intención de haberte visitado ayer. I had intended to visit you yesterday.
Tenía la intención de triunfar, pero no pude. I intended to succeed, but I could not.
Tenía la intención de ir con ella, pero estuve demasiado ocupado. I intended to go with her, but I was too busy.
Tom no tenía la intención de dejar que Mary lo besara. Tom didn't intend to let Mary kiss him.
Tom no tenía la intención de lastimar a nadie. Tom didn't mean to hurt anybody.
Su marido tiene la intención de sacar una nueva revista mensual. Her husband intends to bring out a new monthly magazine.
Tenía la esperanza de ahorrar más dinero. I had hoped to save more money.
Brian tiene la intención de limitar estrictamente el dinero que usa. Brian intends to strictly limit the money he uses.
Tenía la cara cubierta de barro. His face was covered with mud.
Nunca tuve la intención de engañarte. I never meant to deceive you.
Tenía la esperanza de terminarlo ayer. I hoped to have finished it yesterday.
No tengo la intención de ser egoísta. I don't intend to be selfish.
¿Cuántos años tenía la primera vez que condujo un coche? What age was she when she first drove a car?
Mary dice que no tuvo la intención de matarlo. Mary says she did not mean to kill him.
Tenía la sospecha de que él me dejaría. I had a suspicion that he would leave me.
Él compró la tierra con la intención de levantar su casa en ella. He bought the land for the purpose of building his house on it.
La nube tenía la forma de un oso. The cloud was in the shape of a bear.
Ella tiene la intención de participar en un concurso de belleza. She intends to participate in a beauty contest.
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