noi eravamo

were, had

e . r a ˈv a . m o → essere
era to be + vamo noi imperfect
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Very common #993
were Used for “we were”; the subject is usually understood from the verb ending.
IT: Eravamo a casa ieri sera.
EN: We were at home last night.
Conjugation of essere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ero eravamo
Second eri eravate
Third era erano

Dove eravamo?

Where were we?

— Bacurau (2019)

Certo che lo eravamo.

Of course we were.

— Eternity (2025)

Eravamo innamorati.

We were in love.

Sì, ma eravamo in preda alla passione.

Yes, but we were in the grip of passion.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Eravamo pronte per la scuola.

We were ready for school.

Noi dove eravamo?

Where were we?

Che eravamo colpevoli.

That we were guilty.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Eravamo insieme, sì.

We were together, yes.

— Norimberga (2025)

Eravamo davvero sorpresi.

We were really surprised.

Eravamo quelli che l'hanno fatto.

We were the ones who did it.

Eravamo affamati.

We were hungry.

Capii subito che eravamo la coppia perfetta.

I immediately knew that we were the perfect couple.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Eravamo la sua ultima possibilità.

We were his last chance.

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

Eravamo di passaggio.

We were just passing through.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Figlio di Jorge, eravamo suoi vicini di casa.

Jorge's son, we were his neighbors.

— Aquarius (2016)

Eravamo sempre insieme.

We were always together.

Eravamo molto felici insieme.

We were very happy together.

— Eternity (2025)

Eravamo una coppia perfetta.

We were a perfect couple.

Eravamo entrambe ubriache.

We were both drunk.

Come lo sapevate che eravamo sposati?

How did you know we were married?

Pequeno, pensa se eravamo fratelli.

Little one, imagine if we were brothers.

— City of God (2002)

Eravamo solo delle ragazzine.

We were just kids.

— La grazia (2025)

Eravamo appena seduti per la cena.

We had just sat down for dinner.

— The Brutalist (2024)

Noi non eravamo fortunate.

We weren’t lucky.

Io e Tom eravamo fra il pubblico.

Tom and I were in the audience.

Ricordi quando eravamo alla moschea Alipur.

Do you remember when we were at the Alipur mosque?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Eravamo fiere di lei.

We were proud of her.

Eravamo soltanto amici.

We were just friends.

Eravamo bianchi.

We were white.

Noi tutti eravamo stanchi.

We were all tired.

Eravamo noi due a tradire.

It was the two of us who were cheating.

— Amores perros (2000)

Ma non eravamo neanche spettatori, siamo sempre stati troppo pochi.

But we weren't even spectators, we were always too few.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Io e Tom eravamo scioccati.

Tom and I were shocked.

Eravamo fottuti.

We were screwed.

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Lo eravamo anche noi.

We were too.

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

Sapeva che eravamo qui?

Did he know we were here?

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Eravamo sorpresi quando l'abbiamo visto nell'ufficio questa mattina.

We were surprised when we saw him in the office this morning.

Eravamo coloro che lo fecero.

We were the ones who did it.

Eravamo orgogliosi di lui.

We were proud of him.

Eravamo gli unici due coreani.

We were the only two Koreans.

— Burning - L'amore brucia (2018)

All'inizio eravamo spaventati anche noi.

At first, we were scared too.

— Together (2025)

Eravamo troppo fatti.

We were too high.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

Eravamo così felici di vedere Tom e Mary.

We were so happy to see Tom and Mary.

Avevamo smesso di condividere il letto, ma eravamo molto uniti.

We had stopped sharing a bed, but we were very close.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Eravamo poveri, ma felici.

We were poor, but happy.

Eravamo in Africa.

We were in Africa.

— Parla con lei (2002)

Eravamo così preoccupati per te.

We were so worried about you.

Nina ed io eravamo solo bambini come te.

Nina and I were just kids like you.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Sia io che Tom eravamo assenti.

Both Tom and I were absent.

Anche nel New Hampshire eravamo nella provincia americana.

Even in New Hampshire we were in provincial America.

— Hollywood, Vermont (2000)

Eravamo in quattro.

There were four of us.

Io e la signora Tanaka eravamo assieme nel club di kendo all'università.

Ms. Tanaka and I were in the university kendo club together.

Oggi eravamo chiusi.

Today we were closed.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Sì, lo eravamo una volta, no?

Yes, we were once, weren't we?

— Juno (2007)

So che penserete che eravamo poveri.

I know you'll think we were poor.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Eravamo inseparabili.

We were inseparable.

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

Eravamo da soli.

We were alone.

Eravamo pronti.

We were ready.

Eravamo a casa di zia.

We were at my aunt's house.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Ma eravamo entusiasti di avere un giovane autista alla moda.

But we were thrilled to have a young, hip driver.

— Parasite (2019)

Eravamo intime.

We were close.

Io e lei eravamo nella stessa classe alle medie.

She and I were in the same class in middle school.

Eravamo dentro e tutto era ok.

We were inside and everything was ok.

— Le iene (1992)

Ecco perché eravamo lì.

That’s why we were there.

Eravamo sedute in cerchio.

We were sitting in a circle.

Io e Marnie eravamo piccole allora.

Marnie and I were little then.

— Quando c'era Marnie (2014)

Eravamo all'università insieme.

We were at university together.

— L'infanzia di Ivan (1962)

Eravamo migliori amici.

We were best friends.

L'ultima volta che ho visto suo padre eravamo in biblioteca.

The last time I saw her/his father, we were in the library.

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

Se eravamo fratelli, era da morire dalle risate.

If we were brothers, we would have laughed ourselves silly.

— City of God (2002)

Eravamo ubriachi.

We were drunk.

Come sapevi che eravamo qui?

How did you know we were here?

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Eravamo dietro lo schermo di un computer.

We were behind a computer screen.

Non ne eravamo consapevoli.

We weren't aware of it.

Eravamo soci.

We were partners.

Dissi loro che eravamo amiche.

I told them we were friends.

Eravamo ancora amici.

We were still friends.

Eravamo molto impegnati.

We were very busy.

Io e Tom eravamo compagni di stanza.

Tom and I were roommates.

Eravamo solo noi tre nella casa.

There were just the three of us in the house.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Eravamo bagnate.

We were wet.

Eravamo nella stessa macchina.

We were in the same car.

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

Fortuna che eravamo noi.

Luckily it was us.

— I sette samurai (1954)

Io e Tom eravamo in grado di aiutare Mary.

Tom and I were able to help Mary.

Eravamo fieri di conoscerti.

We were proud to meet you.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Per fortuna eravamo calmi.

Luckily we were calm.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Eravamo sorprese quando l'abbiamo visto nell'ufficio questa mattina.

We were surprised when we saw him in the office this morning.

Ieri eravamo come tutti gli altri, affamati, come tutti.

Yesterday we were like everyone else, hungry, like everyone else.

— Vite vendute (1953)

Eravamo buoni amici.

We were good friends.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Eravamo noi?

Was it us?

— Bacurau (2019)

Io e Barb eravamo amanti.

Barb and I were lovers.

— Eternity (2025)

Da-hye e io eravamo molto contente di lui.

Da-hye and I were very happy with him.

— Parasite (2019)

Io e Tom eravamo tra il pubblico.

Tom and I were in the audience.

Eravamo fuori dalla loro portata.

We were out of their reach.

Eravamo sul punto di andarcene quando lei telefonò.

We were about to leave when she called.

Inga e io eravamo amiche.

Inga and I were friends.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Eravamo con tua madre.

We were with your mother.

In quel momento, eravamo qui, io e te da soli.

At that moment, it was just you and me here.

— La pelle che abito (2011)

Eravamo per caso sullo stesso treno.

We happened to be on the same train.

Eravamo impegnati.

We were busy.

Per caso eravamo vicini.

We happened to be neighbors.

— Parla con lei (2002)

Penso che eravamo fantastiche.

I think we were fantastic.

Eravamo troppo lente.

We were too slow.

Eravamo così preoccupate per lei.

We were so worried about her.

Eravamo preoccupate per te.

We were worried about you.

Eravamo in grado di riparare il computer.

We were able to fix the computer.

Finalmente eravamo contenti.

We were finally happy.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

La gente ci diceva quanto eravamo carine, fu davvero bello.

People were telling us how pretty we were; it was really nice.

— Die My Love (2025)

Eravamo così vicini!

We were so close!

— The Mermaid (2016)

Signore, eravamo all'inseguimento.

Sir, we were in pursuit.

— Zootropolis 2 (2025)

Dovremo provare che eravamo qui quando è morto.

We will have to prove that we were here when he died.

— I diabolici (1955)

Io e suo padre, Pramod eravamo felici.

His father, Pramod, and I were happy.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Eravamo incredibilmente annoiati.

We were incredibly bored.

Cominciarono a gridare che eravamo ladri di Starlanding.

They started shouting that we were Starlanding thieves.

Eravamo prigionieri.

We were prisoners.

Eravamo insieme in quarta elementare.

We were in the same class in fourth grade.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

E dire che eravamo così spaventate!

And to think we were so scared!

— Ponyo sulla scogliera (2008)

Come sapevate che eravamo là?

How did you know we were there?

— Arrivederci ragazzi (1987)

Eravamo davvero sorprese.

We were really surprised.

Qui eravamo in vacanza.

We were on vacation here.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Eravamo quelle che lo fecero.

We were the ones who did it.

Eravamo a una festa.

We were at a party.

— Drive (2011)

Eravamo la prima Forza Speciale americana ad essere sconfitta da molto tempo.

We were the first American Special Forces to be defeated in a long time.

— L'organo genocida (2017)

Eravamo di fretta e li abbiamo dimenticati.

We were in a hurry and forgot them.

— Un semplice incidente (2025)

Hai perso conoscenza per così tanto, ed eravamo tanto preoccupati.

You were unconscious for so long, and we were so worried.

— Il ragazzo e l'airone (2023)

Eravamo sempre assieme.

We were always together.

Io e Mary eravamo come sorelle.

Mary and I were like sisters.

Siamo andati a letto tardi e la mattina dopo eravamo distrutti.

We went to bed late and the next morning we were exhausted.

Eravamo molto delusi.

We were very disappointed.

Eravamo una coppia attraente.

We were an attractive couple.

— Eternity (2025)

Eravamo discretamente imprudenti.

We were quite reckless.

Come lo sapevate che eravamo sposate?

How did you know we were married?

Eravamo solo amici.

We were just friends.

Eravamo ansiosi di vederti.

We were eager to see you.

— देवदास (2002)

Noi non eravamo felici.

We were not happy.

Eravamo molto occupati.

We were very busy.

Facevamo sempre tutto insieme, eravamo sempre lo stesso gruppo.

We always did everything together, we were always the same group.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Noi non c'eravamo.

We weren't there.

Io e Tom eravamo entrambi occupati all'epoca.

Tom and I were both busy at the time.

Ricordi quando eravamo alla fiera?

Do you remember when we were at the fair?

— Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man (2026)

Eravamo feriti.

We were hurt.

Eravamo soltanto amiche.

We were just friends.

Eravamo bianche.

We were white.

Eravamo nemiche.

We were enemies.

Ma non eravamo contrari alla proprietà?

But weren't we against private property?

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Eravamo fieri di lui.

We were proud of him.

Eravamo sorpresi di vedere le sue ferite.

We were surprised to see his injuries.

Eravamo circondati da nemici.

We were surrounded by enemies.

— Pentimento (1987)

Voglio tornare a come eravamo all'università.

I want to go back to how we were in college.

— Wicked - Parte 2 (2025)

Eravamo orgogliosi di lei.

We were proud of her.

Eravamo giovani all'epoca.

We were young at the time.

Come coppia eravamo un disastro.

As a couple, we were a disaster.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Eravamo troppo diverse.

We were too different.

Sai dove eravamo?

Do you know where we were?

— 8½ (1963)

Eravamo così diversi eppure con qualcosa in comune.

We were so different and yet we had something in common.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Tim ha detto che non avresti aperto, se non eravamo nudi.

Tim said you wouldn't open the door unless we were naked.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

Eravamo piccoli.

We were little.

— Victoria (2015)

Io e Elisa siamo stati fidanzati ma eravamo dei ragazzini.

Elisa and I were engaged but we were kids.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Eravamo impressionati.

We were impressed.

Ed eravamo veramente normali.

And we were truly normal.

— Una donna fantastica (2017)

Eravamo così preoccupati per lei.

We were so worried about her.

Non volevi andare in seminario, ma eravamo poveri.

You didn't want to go to the seminary, but we were poor.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Eravamo in pensiero per voi.

We were worried about you.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'anello (2001)

Ragazzi, eravamo noi?

Guys, was that us?

— Bacurau (2019)

Peccato, eravamo primi.

Too bad, we were in first place.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Eravamo innocenti.

We were innocent.

Eravamo pronte per loro.

We were ready for them.

Ma eravamo abbastanza furbi da tenerlo per noi.

But we were smart enough to keep it to ourselves.

— La grazia (2025)

Eravamo insieme.

We were together.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Eravamo delusi.

We were disappointed.

Ci siamo spostati molto mentre eravamo lì.

We moved around a lot while we were there.

Eravamo al centro del mondo, finalmente si muoveva qualcosa.

We were at the center of the world, finally something was moving.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Sia io che lui eravamo membri di quel club.

Both he and I were members of that club.

Eravamo lieti di accogliere i visitatori.

We were pleased to welcome the visitors.

Eravamo dieci figli.

We were ten children.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Eravamo sicure.

We were sure.

Noi non eravamo a casa ieri sera.

We weren't home last night.

Eravamo molto giovani.

We were very young.

— Conclave (2024)

Eravamo una squadra, capite?

We were a team, you know?

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Se non c'era lui, eravamo nei guai.

If it hadn't been for him, we would have been in trouble.

— Arrivederci ragazzi (1987)

Eravamo entrambi impegnati.

We were both busy.

Dopo il viaggio, eravamo stanchi morti.

After the trip, we were dead tired.

Eravamo solo noi due.

It was just the two of us.

— The Brutalist (2024)

Stavamo parlando e per questo eravamo vicine.

We were talking, and that’s why we were close to each other.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Io e lui eravamo in grado di aiutarla.

He and I were able to help her.

Io e Tom eravamo impressionati.

Tom and I were impressed.

Eravamo fiere di loro.

We were proud of them.

Ti dirà che io e Nic eravamo felici.

He'll tell you that Nic and I were happy.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

No, non eravamo furbi, eravamo eleganti.

No, we weren't smart, we were elegant.

— La grazia (2025)

Perché eravamo tanto soli.

Because we were so alone.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re (2003)

Ieri eravamo a Onomichi.

Yesterday we were in Onomichi.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Eravamo bravi.

We were good.

Lo sapevo che eravamo parenti!

I knew we were related!

— Spider-Man - Un nuovo universo (2018)

Arrabbiato perché eravamo in sette in una casa così piccola.

Angry because there were seven of us in such a small house.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Eravamo noi tre, Rudolf.

There were three of us, Rudolf.

— Norimberga (2025)

Io e Tom eravamo sullo stesso volo.

Tom and I were on the same flight.

Metteteli pure, eravamo vicini.

Put them on, we were close.

— Love Letters (2025)

Eravamo fratelli, prima d'essere marito e moglie.

We were siblings before we were husband and wife.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Eravamo sposati.

We were married.

Eravamo come una grande famiglia!

We were like one big family!

— In the mood for love (2000)

auxiliary · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #15,241
were, had Use “were” with a state or passive; use “had” with a past participle to form the pluperfect.
IT: Eravamo arrivati presto.
EN: We had arrived early.
Conjugation of essere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ero eravamo
Third era erano

Ce l'eravamo promesso.

We had promised each other.

— War Machine (2026)

Gli dissi dove eravamo andati.

I told him where we had gone.

Le ho detto dove eravamo andati.

I told her where we had gone.

Abbiamo ottenuto quello per cui eravamo venuti.

We got what we came for.

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Sai, quando abbiamo parlato, ho sentito che c'eravamo capiti.

You know, when we talked, I felt that we understood each other.

— Quasi famosi (2000)

Dov'eravamo rimasti?

Where were we?

— Famiglia all'improvviso - Istruzioni non incluse (2016)

Eravamo usciti insieme prima del colpo e ora io sono vivo e lui è morto.

We dated before the coup and now I'm alive and he's dead.

— Carandiru (2003)

Eravamo entrati nella stazione.

We had entered the station.

Avete detto che eravamo invitati.

You said we were invited.

Finora non c'eravamo nemmeno entrate!

Until now, we hadn't even gone in!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Dissi che eravamo invitate.

I said we were invited.

Disse che eravamo invitate.

He said we were invited.

Hai detto che eravamo invitati.

You said we were invited.

Eravamo rimasti in sei.

There were six of us left.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Eravamo appunto arrivati.

We had just arrived.

Io e i miei eravamo andati al mare.

My family and I had gone to the seaside.

— Die My Love (2025)

Eravamo sopravvissuti alla scomparsa della Bright Sky.

We had survived the disappearance of the Bright Sky.

Avete detto che eravamo invitate.

You said we were invited.

Ma non eravamo state invitate da Yang?

But hadn't Yang invited us?

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

Io e Chang eravamo diventati molto amici.

Chang and I had become very good friends.

— Happy Together (1997)

Ma non ci avevano dato la licenza, così eravamo tornati subito alla base.

But they hadn't given us leave, so we went straight back to base.

— Porco Rosso (1992)