were friends
Você e Tom eram amigos?
Were you and Tom friends?
Tom e Mary disseram que vocês eram amigos deles.
Tom and Mary said that you were friends of theirs.
Você sabia que Tom e Mary eram amigos?
Did you know that Tom and Mary were friends?
Tom e Mary eram amigos.
Tom and Mary were friends.
Eu não sabia que vocês dois eram amigos.
I didn't know you two were friends.
Não sabia que vocês eram amigos.
I didn't know you two were friends.
Os Beatles eram amigos antes.
The Beatles were friends before.
— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)