eles iam

they go, go

i ɐ̃ w̃ → ir
i go + am they imperfect
auxiliary · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #9,407
they go Present indicative, 3rd person plural of "ir".
PO: Eles iam ao trabalho todos os dias.
EN: They went to work every day.
Conjugation of ir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — iam

Ele só sabia falar que vocês dois iam ser Rangers.

All he could say was that you two were going to be Rangers.

— Máquina de Guerra (2026)

Vocês não acharam que vocês iam morrer?

Didn't you think you were going to die?

— Aquarius (2016)

Pensei que iam ligar.

I thought they were going to call.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Eu não sabia que vocês iam voltar.

I didn't know you were coming back.

Tom e Mary disseram que iam pedir ao John para fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they were going to ask John to do it.

Ele disse que vocês iam torná-lo real de novo.

He said you were going to make it real again.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Achei que iam nos matar.

I thought they were going to kill us.

— Pecadores (2025)

Você e o Karp iam pegar o McRyan.

You and Karp were going to get McRyan.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Ele pediu profissionais que não iam foder tudo.

He asked for professionals who weren't going to screw everything up.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Sabia que iam gostar.

I knew they would like it.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Achei que não iam voltar pro Delta.

I thought they weren't going back to Delta.

— Pecadores (2025)

O que iam pensar?

What would they think?

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Me esqueci que iam te fazer uma festa.

I forgot they were going to throw you a party.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Só iam acreditar que eu queria roubar a grana se você acreditasse.

They would only believe I wanted to steal the money if you believed me.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Disse que eu era uma puta e que iam me matar.

He said I was a whore and that they were going to kill me.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Parecia que sabiam com quem se iam meter.

It seemed like they knew who they were dealing with.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

As pessoas iam ficar doidas por ti.

People would go crazy for you.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

Eu pensei que as coisas iam melhorar.

I thought things were going to get better.

O que vocês iam fazer com isso?

What were you going to do with that?

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Iam adorar.

I would love it.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Se realmente fossem meus amigos, não iam dizer isso.

If they were really my friends, they wouldn’t say that.

Eu pensei que vocês não iam sair de casa.

I thought you guys weren't going to leave the house.

Mesmo que nos falássemos, eles, certamente, não iam curtir isso.

Even if we talked to each other, they certainly wouldn't like it.

— A Empregada (2025)

Tom e Mary disseram que não iam deixar John fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they weren't going to let John do that.

Ontem as senhoras prometeram que iam fazer isso para mim.

Yesterday, you ladies promised that you would do that for me.

Aí, como é que iam fazer no seu roteiro?

So, how were they going to incorporate that into their itinerary?

— Anaconda (2025)

Eu falei que eles não iam ler.

I said they wouldn't read it.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

O que eles não sabiam, e iam saber, é que a Cidade de Deus agora tinha dono.

What they didn't know, and would soon find out, was that the City of God now had an owner.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Vocês disseram que iam me ajudar.

You said you were going to help me.

Nossas bolas todas iam parar naquele bueiro.

All our balls ended up in that drain.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Não iam me pagar como estes caras.

They weren't going to pay me like these guys did.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Eu não achava que esses dois idiotas iam conseguir.

I didn't think those two idiots were going to pull it off.

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)

Perguntar-lhe-iam sobre a festa.

They would ask him about the party.

Faziam as coisas e iam pescar.

They would finish their tasks and then go fishing.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Os caras iam me matar.

Those guys were going to kill me.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Acho que não iam gostar da minha presença.

I don't think they would like my presence.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

Achava que iam matar o Tom.

I thought they were going to kill Tom.

verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #31,216
go
PO: Eu e os meus amigos iam à praia todos os verões.
EN: My friends and I used to go to the beach every summer.
Conjugation of ir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ia íamos
Third ia iam

Eles iam de bicicleta para a escola.

They used to ride their bicycles to school.

As palavras iam para frente e para trás.

The words went back and forth.

— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)

O Tom e a Mary te disseram para onde iam?

Did Tom and Mary tell you where they were going?

Algumas crianças iam de bicicleta para a escola.

Some children rode their bicycles to school.

Bosco, ligou há pouco, iam a uma festa.

Bosco called a little while ago; they were going to a party.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Iam à estação com o fumo buscar o comprador?

Did they go to the station with the tobacco to look for the buyer?

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Atrás do trio ternura, iam sempre Dadinho e Bené, que era irmão do Cabeleira.

Behind the trio of sweethearts, there were always Dadinho and Bené, who was Cabeleira's brother.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Na Idade Média, eram mortos todos aqueles que iam contra as Sagradas Escrituras.

In the Middle Ages, everyone who went against the Holy Scriptures was killed.

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