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Could anyone please tell me what tenía and era mean?
The dictionary doesn't show me the correct meaning so that I feel so strange with that.
Gracias
Marco
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updated Apr 24, 2008
posted by Marco-T
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Mucho gracias, Javier.
updated Apr 24, 2008
posted by Marco-T
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tenia is the past tense of tener (to have). Tenia is then had. El tenia mucho dinero. = He had a lot of money. Ella tenia catarro. = She had a cold.
Era is the past tense of ser. Era is then was. El era el presidente de la compañía. = He was the president of the company.
Era also has the same meaning as the word era in English.
updated Apr 24, 2008
posted by Javier
