had

used as the past simple form of 'have'

tenía, tuvo

• had something

Collocations had a headache · had an accident

• I had a terrible headache yesterday.

  Tuve una tremenda jaqueca ayer.

to possess or own something in the past

tenía, poseía

• had something

Collocations had a car · had a lot of money

• She had a beautiful garden.

  Ella tenía un hermoso jardín.

used as an auxiliary verb to form the past perfect tense

había tenido, había podido

• had + past participle

Collocations had finished · had arrived

• I had already eaten when you called.

  Ya había comido cuando me llamaste.

used to describe a habit or regular action in the past

solía tener, solía hacer

• had + infinitive

Collocations had to go · had to study

• He had to work every day.

  Tenía que trabajar todos los días.

used to express past obligation or necessity

tenía que, debía

• had + infinitive

Collocations had to go · had to study

• She had to leave early.

  Ella tuvo que irse temprano.

used to express past possibility or ability

podía, podía haber hecho

• had + infinitive

Collocations had the chance · had the opportunity

• They had a good chance of winning.

  Tenían una buena oportunidad de ganar.

used to talk about past experience or knowledge

había tenido, había experimentado

• had + infinitive

Collocations had the experience · had the opportunity

• I had never been to Paris before.

  Nunca había estado en París antes.

used to describe a result of an action in the past

había resultado, había causado

• had + infinitive

Collocations had caused problems · had resulted in

• The decision had serious consequences.

  La decisión había tenido consecuencias serias.