nós havíamos

had

ɐ v i ɐ m u ʃ → haver
hav have; exist + íamos we imperfect
auxiliary · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #37,835
had Used as an auxiliary to form the pluperfect (past perfect).
PO: Nós já havíamos terminado o trabalho quando eles chegaram.
EN: We had already finished the work when they arrived.
Conjugation of haver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — havíamos
Third — haviam

Nós havíamos combinado de nos encontrar às três, mas ela já havia saído.

We had arranged to meet at three, but she had already left.

Nós já havíamos desistido quando a resposta chegou.

We had already given up when the answer arrived.

Porra, Fernando, o que havíamos combinado?

Damn it, Fernando, what did we agree on?

— No (2012)

Já havíamos perdido as esperanças.

We had already lost hope.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Pensamos que os havíamos cercado.

We thought we had surrounded them.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)