quando éramos

when we were

→ quando

phrase Rare #28,815

when we were Used to refer to a time in the past when the speaker and one or more other people were in a particular state or age, often in childhood. Éramos is the imperfect form of ser.

PO: Quando éramos adolescentes, passávamos o verão na praia.

EN: When we were teenagers, we spent the summer at the beach.

Quando éramos pequenos, os parentes costumavam visitar uns aos outros.

When we were little, relatives used to visit each other.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Moramos na mesma cidade quando éramos criança.

We lived in the same city when we were children.

— Em Chamas (2018)

Pensei em quando éramos só nós duas, Cece.

I thought about when it was just the two of us, Cece.

— A Empregada (2025)

Preferia quando éramos nós.

I preferred it when it was just us.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Essa é uma foto minha e do Tom de quando éramos estudantes.

This is a photo of me and Tom from when we were students.

Quando éramos jovens, eu e Tom sempre íamos pescar juntos.

When we were young, Tom and I always went fishing together.

Quando éramos pequenos, nosso pai costumava ler estórias emocionantes para nós.

When we were little, our father used to read us exciting stories.

Tom morreu quando éramos jovens.

Tom died when we were young.