eles amavam

loved

→ amar
am to love + avam 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #24,907
loved Imperfect (past) form: “they/you (plural) used to love” or “they/you (plural) were loving.”
PO: Quando eram jovens, amavam viajar pelo mundo.
EN: When they were young, they loved traveling around the world.
Conjugation of amar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First amava amávamos
Third amava amavam

Porque seu pai só sabia fazer sofrer as mulheres que o amavam.

Because his father only knew how to make the women who loved him suffer.

— Volver (2006)

Eles amavam-se mutuamente.

They loved each other.

Ela sabia que todos a respeitavam, e todos a amavam.

She knew that everyone respected her, and everyone loved her.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Todos os nossos professores eram jovens e amavam ensinar.

All of our teachers were young and loved teaching.

Eles me amavam.

They loved me.

— Terror em Silent Hill: Regresso Para o Inferno (2026)

Não se amavam mais, portanto, se separaram.

They no longer loved each other, therefore they separated.

Ela amava ambos e ambos a amavam.

She loved them both, and they both loved her.

João e Maria se amavam.

John and Mary loved each other.

Nem todos amavam Tom.

Not everyone loved Tom.

É porque não amavam os rapazes.

It's because they didn't love the boys.

— O Profissional (1994)

Eles se amavam.

They loved each other.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Eles amavam-me?

Did they love me?