The both are ok, it depends the sens you use in the past. for example. ella tenía algo, she has gotten something in the past,may be she has it now again. ex: ella tenía un novio , she has gotten a boyfriend before,but now she has an other. ella tuvo algo, she had something, but she doesn't have it any more. take care

Hello Andy, Both are verb "tener" which means " got, have got" They are however different tenses with the third personal pronoun "Ella": Tenía: pretérito imperfecto Tuve: pretérito (indefinido) So both are correct and represent a past event, but choosing either of them depends on the context of the sentence: - Tenia : (Pretérito imperfecto) This tense is used to refer to a habit in the past like saying "used to".It is not connected to a certain event or specific timing in the past but is extended limitless. It refers also to habitual, repeated action. Ella tenia un perro. She "had", "used to have". It implies that the action is past ,she doesn't have a dog anymore, yet no specific time is mentioned. Tuve: (pretérito (indefinido) It is used when describing specific actions in the past and usually mentioning therefore when they happened, they are usually part of a chain of actions in the past.They refer to one time, completed action with a specified number of repetitions. Ayer Iba a estudiar, pero no tuve tiempo.

Ella tenia...and Ella tuve..., both means she had. Ella tenia is more common in spanish.