Tuvieramos (en. We had)

/tuˈβjeɾamos/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates a hypothetical situation in which one possesses something.

If we had more time, we could travel.

Si tuviéramos más tiempo, podríamos viajar.

Used to express wishes or unfulfilled conditions in the past.

I wish we had a better relationship.

Me gustaría que tuviéramos una mejor relación.

Used in conditional clauses of the past.

If we had money, we would have helped more people.

Si tuviéramos dinero, hubiéramos ayudado a más personas.

From the verb 'tener', which comes from the Latin 'tenere'.

If we had to choose

Expresses a situation where a decision must be made.

Si tuviéramos que elegir

I wish we had more opportunities

Desire to have more opportunities.

Ojalá tuviéramos más oportunidades

If we had a little more patience

Condition to do something better.

Si tuviéramos un poco más de paciencia

to have

To hold or possess something.

tener

we had

Form of the verb tener in the first person plural of the simple past.

tuvimos

I had

Form of the verb tener in the first or third person singular of the imperfect past.

tenía

It does not have specific slang; it is used in formal and informal contexts.

It is not used in colloquial slang.

No se emplea en jerga coloquial.