The verb tener (to have) is irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish.
Learn how to conjugate "tener" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
yo |
tuve |
tú |
tuviste |
él/ella/Ud. |
tuvo |
nosotros / nosotras |
tuvimos |
vosotros / vosotras |
tuvisteis |
ellos/ellas/Uds. |
tuvieron |
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Bear in mind that all derivatives of "tener" follow the same pattern, e.g. obtener, detener, retener...
Here is a list with more verbs that follow the same pattern like tener in El Pretérito Indefinido: Verb list: Tener and its derivatives .
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