eles formaram

formed, graduated

→ formar
form to form, to shape + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation) + am they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #37,934
formed
PO: Eles formaram um grupo para estudar juntos.
EN: They formed a group to study together.
graduated
PO: Eles formaram em engenharia no ano passado.
EN: They graduated in engineering last year.
Conjugation of formar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — formamos
Third formou formaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — formaram

Anna começou a namorar sério o Paul depois que eles se formaram.

Anna started dating Paul seriously after they graduated.

O Tom e a Mary se casaram três semanas depois que eles se formaram na faculdade.

Tom and Mary got married three weeks after they graduated from college.

Eles formaram uma corrente humana.

They formed a human chain.

As folhas secas formaram um tapete na praça central.

The dry leaves formed a carpet in the central square.

Primeiro, vieram os peixes, depois, outras vidas se formaram lentamente.

First came the fish; then, other forms of life slowly emerged.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)