tenia with the ' over i?
how do you say: was
2007-01-30 17:47:10 · 5 answers · asked by Kendra 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
tenía - Had
Ex. El tenía dinero .- He had money.
Was - Era, the past tense of the verb Ser
Ex. He was a teacher .- El era maestro.
2007-01-30 17:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by jessieg14 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
tenia, with the "acento", is the past tense singular form of verb "tener", which is "to have"
the complete conjugation for "tener" is:
yo tenia - I had
tu tenias - you had
el/ella tenia - he/she had
nosotros teniamos - we had
ustedes tenian - you had (plural form)
ellos/ellas tenian - they had
For verb "to be" in past tense, it is a little bit more complicated, since a curiosity of Spanish language is that we have to verbs for English verb "to be": "ser" and "estar"
For example, if you mean: "He was at the supermarket", then, you must say "El estaba en el supermercado". But if you want to say: "He was a good person", then you must say "El era una buena persona". Usually "ser" is used for condition, and "estar" for location.
Conjugation for "ser" and "estar" in past tense:
yo era / estaba - I was
tu eras / estabas - You were
El/Ella era / estaba - he/she was
Nosotros eramos / estabamos - We were
Ustedes eran / estaban - You were
Ellos/ellas eran/estaban - They were
2007-01-31 01:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by gerardo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tenÃa = had (verb to have = tener)
He had to go to the movies. = El tenÃa que ir al cine.
was = estaba/era (verb to be = ser or estar)
I was at home when you phoned. = Yo estaba en casa cuando llamaste.
He was very young when he started school. = Ãl era muy joven cuando empezó el colegio.
2007-01-31 14:32:01 · answer #3 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
questions? - ¿preguntas?
tenia with the ' over i? - ???? dint get that.be more sepcific
was - era
2007-01-31 01:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by sweet is my code name 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
waso. okay?? =) i love you!
2007-01-31 01:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by Caloy C 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋