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tuve

A1Rank #495

I had (preterite form of tener)

Part of speech
verb
Frequency rank
#495 of 5,000

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"tuve" in example sentences

"tuve" appears in 343 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. Here are 3 of them.

Tuve que decir la verdad.

I had to tell the truth.

Tatoeba #2167438

No tuve nada que ver con ella.

I had nothing to do with her.

Tatoeba #1507310

Tuve que ir ahí solo.

I had to go there alone.

Tatoeba #1345321

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Words often found with "tuve"

Each of these shares at least three of those Tatoeba sentences with "tuve"; the number is how many.

sueño25anoche23suerte17presentimiento3oportunidad14pesadilla4

Related words

tener - all tensesverb tabletenerbase formtengotienetienestenemosteníatienen

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