How to conjugate tener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

tener
irregular verb

Tener means to possess, own, or hold something. It is also used to express age, obligation, or certain idiomatic expressions in Spanish.

How to conjugate tener in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
tenía
Tú
tenías
Él / Ella / Usted
tenía
Nosotros / Nosotras
teníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
teníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
tenían

Examples of tener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo tenía un perro cuando era niño.
I had a dog when I was a child.
Tú
Tú tenías muchos amigos en la escuela.
You had many friends at school.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella tenía un coche viejo.
She had an old car.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros teníamos una casa en la playa.
We had a house on the beach.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros teníais muchas tareas en la escuela.
You all had many homework assignments.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos tenían un jardín grande.
They had a big garden.

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Yo tenía un perro cuando era niño.

Other conjugations of tener

All conjugations
Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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