no tenía

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. he didn't have
Cuando hablé con él, todavía no tenía entradas para el concierto.When I spoke with him, he didn't have tickets for the concert yet.
b. she didn't have
Ahora es muy rica, pero en aquella época no tenía dinero.She's very wealthy now, but she didn't have any money back then.
c. it didn't have
Era una bicicleta holandesa y no tenía frenos, frenabas pedaleando hacia atrás.It was a Dutch bike and it didn't have any brakes. You braked by pedalling backwards.
d. didn't have
En 1998, la empresa no tenía departamento de ventas. Se creó más tarde.In 1998, the firm didn't have a sales department. It was set up later on.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. you didn't have
Si no tenía donde quedarse, ¿por qué no me lo dijo? Podría haberse quedado en mi casa.If you didn't have a place to stay, why didn't you tell me? You could have stayed at my place.
a. I didn't have
Cuando mis hijos eran pequeños, no tenía un momento de descanso.When my children were little, I didn't have a moment's rest.
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