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eles esperavam

were hoping, were waiting (for)

→ esperar
esper wait / expect + avam they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #14,681
were hoping, were waiting (for) Imperfect past (they/you-pl formal). Often implies an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
PO: Eles esperavam o ônibus todos os dias.
EN: They used to wait for the bus every day.
Conjugation of esperar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperava esperávamos
Second esperavas —
Third esperava esperavam

O que vocês esperavam que Tom fizesse?

What did you expect Tom to do?

Que esperavam vocês?

What did you expect?

O que as senhoras esperavam encontrar?

What did the ladies expect to find?

Sim, todos esperavam este momento!

Yes, everyone was waiting for this moment!

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

Encontraram alguém que não esperavam.

They found someone they weren't expecting.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Eles esperavam por seu professor.

They were waiting for their teacher.

Todos esperavam em silêncio.

Everyone waited in silence.

O que vocês esperavam que a gente fizesse?

What did you expect us to do?

O que os senhores esperavam encontrar?

What did you expect to find?

Estava lá para levar os músicos além do que esperavam deles.

He was there to take the musicians beyond what was expected of them.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Seus amigos esperavam-na ao portão.

Her friends were waiting for her at the gate.

Tom e Mary disseram que esperavam que teriam permissão para fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they hoped they would be allowed to do that.

Senhoras e senhores, o momento pelo qual esperavam.

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

O que esperavam encontrar?

What did they expect to find?

O que vocês esperavam que fizéssemos?

What did you expect us to do?

As coisas não saíram como eles esperavam.

Things didn't go as they expected.

Você fez exatamente o que esperavam.

You did exactly what they expected.

— A Experiência (2001)

A maioria das pessoas esperavam que Tom ganhasse.

Most people expected Tom to win.

O que vocês esperavam encontrar?

What did you expect to find?

Que esperavam alguém como eu entrar por aquela porta.

That they were expecting someone like me to walk through that door.

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

Não esperavam me encontrar!

They weren't expecting to find me!

— Jornada nas Estrelas II: A Ira de Khan (1982)

Agora, o momento pelo qual todos esperavam.

Now, the moment everyone has been waiting for.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Sei que não esperavam por isso.

I know you weren’t expecting this.

— Jornada nas Estrelas II: A Ira de Khan (1982)

O que esperavam?

What did they expect?

— Roma (2018)