eles tinham

had

t i ɲ ɐ̃ w̃ → ter
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Common #4,178
had Imperfect tense (past habitual/ongoing).
PO: Eles tinham um cachorro quando eram crianças.
EN: They had a dog when they were children.
Conjugation of ter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tinha tínhamos
Second tinhas tínheis
Third tinha tinham
SingularPlural
First — termos

O Tom e a Mary tinham sentimentos fortes um pelo outro.

Tom and Mary had strong feelings for each other.

O Fadil e a Layla tinham uma relação muito intensa.

Fadil and Layla had a very intense relationship.

Não sabia que vocês tinham um gato.

I didn’t know you had a cat.

Vocês tinham razão na primeira vez.

You were right the first time.

Tom e Maria me disseram que tinham um plano.

Tom and Maria told me they had a plan.

Não, elas tinham só dois metros.

No, they were only two meters tall.

— Roma (2018)

Seus pais também a tinham.

Her parents had it too.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Elas tinham vozes próprias.

They had their own voices.

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

Essas duas crianças tinham a mesma idade.

These two children were the same age.

Tinham razão.

They were right.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Tom e Mary disseram que tinham que chamar a polícia.

Tom and Mary said they had to call the police.

Yanni e Skura tinham ambos quarenta quando se casaram.

Yanni and Skura were both forty when they got married.

O John e a Mary tinham opiniões diferentes sobre aquele problema importante.

John and Mary had different opinions about that important problem.

Os índios tinham dificuldade para encontrar comida.

The Indians had difficulty finding food.

Três dos corpos tinham ferimentos a bala.

Three of the bodies had gunshot wounds.

Tom e Mary me disseram que tinham a intenção de fazer aquilo.

Tom and Mary told me that they intended to do that.

Paulie e os irmãos tinham muitos filhos e sobrinhos.

Paulie and his siblings had many children and nephews/nieces.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Tinham esporos naquela nave no final das contas.

They did have spores on that ship after all.

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Os poloneses tinham seu próprio correio onde Jan Bronski foi trabalhar.

The Poles had their own post office, where Jan Bronski went to work.

— O Tambor (1979)

Os Estados Unidos tinham um acordo com a França.

The United States had an agreement with France.

Vieram para Ipo porque tinham contatos aqui?

Did they come to Ipo because they had contacts here?

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Enfim, vocês tinham que estar lá pra ver.

In short, you should have been there to see it.

— O Ódio (1995)

Seus pais tinham muita vergonha dela.

Her parents were very ashamed of her.

— Barfi! (2012)

Sempre tinham tantas mensagens para mim.

There were always so many messages for me.

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Achei que apenas idosos tinham essas marcas.

I thought only elderly people had those marks.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Foram embora cedo porque tinham compromisso.

They left early because they had an appointment.

Tinham uma boa razão para estar felizes.

They had good reason to be happy.

Os sete anões tinham bom coração.

The seven dwarfs had good hearts.

Todos tinham um papel.

Everyone had a role.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Meus avós tinham uma casa em Boston.

My grandparents had a house in Boston.

Meu colegas tinham que examinar todas as possibilidades.

My colleagues had to examine all the possibilities.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Não sabia que os Han tinham nomes assim.

I didn't know the Han had names like that.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Vocês tinham razão.

You were right.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Os cientistas tinham interesse pelo fato.

The scientists were interested in this fact.

Essas mulheres tinham razão sobre uma coisa.

These women were right about one thing.

— A Empregada (2025)

Tinham treze anos, não?

They were thirteen years old, weren't they?

— Volver (2006)

Todos tinham aquecedor Waver!

Everyone had a Waver heater!

— Mommy (2014)

Você não disse que as armas tinham medo de tocá-lo?

Didn't you say the weapons were afraid to touch him?

— Baahubali: O Início (2015)

Elas tinham alguma coisa em comum?

Did they have anything in common?

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Fadil e Layla tinham um relacionamento um tanto problemático.

Fadil and Layla had a somewhat problematic relationship.

Tinham medo do cachorro grande.

They were afraid of the big dog.

Os brancos pra quem tocamos tinham muito dinheiro.

The white people we played for had a lot of money.

— Pecadores (2025)

Mas os invasores espanhóis tinham a pólvora.

But the Spanish invaders had gunpowder.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

Os Estados Unidos tinham um tratado de amizade com o México.

The United States had a treaty of friendship with Mexico.

Eu não sabia que vocês tinham tanto dinheiro.

I didn't know you had so much money.

Porque tinham que encontrar?

Why did they have to find it?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Tom e Mary disseram que tinham certeza de que John faria isso.

Tom and Mary said they were sure John would do it.

Todos os funcionários tinham que decorar o código de acesso.

All employees had to memorize the access code.

Estes olhos tinham uma expressão escura e trágica.

These eyes held a dark and tragic expression.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

Às vezes, tinham um bolo inteiro por um dólar.

Sometimes they would have a whole cake for a dollar.

Tinham-no antes de eu nascer.

They had it before I was born.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Tom e Mary não tiveram tempo suficiente para fazer o que tinham que fazer.

Tom and Mary didn't have enough time to do what they had to do.

Sami e Layla tinham planos de ir ao bar.

Sami and Layla had plans to go to the bar.

Fadil, Layla e seus filhos tinham um quarto.

Fadil, Layla, and their children had one room.

Leila e Sami tinham todos os tipos de problemas.

Leila and Sami had all sorts of problems.

Antes tinham muitos passatempos.

They used to have many hobbies.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Ou tinham vontade de conversar.

Or they felt like talking.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Eles só tinham um ao outro.

They only had each other.

Que idade seus filhos tinham quando você se mudou para Boston?

How old were your children when you moved to Boston?

Tinham um caso, nem conseguiam esconder.

They were having an affair, and they couldn't even hide it.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

As vítimas tinham um elo.

The victims had a connection.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Todos tinham seus motivos para perseguir o sol na Tóquio chuvosa.

Everyone had their reasons for chasing the sun in rainy Tokyo.

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

Algumas pessoas tinham que usar nomes falsos para conseguir trabalho.

Some people had to use false names to get work.

Vocês tinham quartos separados?

Did you have separate bedrooms?

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Eles não foram ontem porque tinham de estudar.

They didn't go yesterday because they had to study.

Achei que tinham um acordo devido ao trabalho dela.

I thought they had an agreement because of her job.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

As que tinham mesmo importância.

The ones that really mattered.

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

Elas tinham inveja de nós.

They were jealous of us.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Tanto Tom quanto Mary tinham medo do cachorro de John.

Both Tom and Mary were afraid of John's dog.

Tinham ordens de controlar o planeta inteiro.

They had orders to control the entire planet.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Os dois professores tinham o mesmo número de estudantes.

The two teachers had the same number of students.

Tom e Mary disseram que tinham dificuldade em fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they had difficulty doing that.

Três dos cadáveres tinham marcas de bala.

Three of the bodies had gunshot wounds.

O que os nazistas tinham?

What did the Nazis have?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Tinham duas tortas.

They had two pies.

Que idade vocês tinham quando se casaram?

How old were you when you got married?

Antes de você aparecer, Bolseiros tinham boa reputação.

Before you came along, Scholars had a good reputation.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)

Sami e Layla tinham um relacionamento muito diferente.

Sami and Layla had a very different kind of relationship.

Você estava louca de ciúmes, porque ele terminou o romance que tinham.

You were mad with jealousy because he ended the romance you two had.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Eu gostaria de voltar no tempo para ver que aparência tinham os dinossauros.

I wish I could go back in time to see what dinosaurs looked like.

Que idade seus filhos tinham quando vocês se mudaram para Boston?

How old were your children when you moved to Boston?

Tinham um menino cantando.

There was a boy singing.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

auxiliary · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #8,529
had Past imperfect of the auxiliary verb "ter" (used to form compound tenses).
PO: Eles já tinham saído quando cheguei.
EN: They had already left when I arrived.
Conjugation of ter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — tínhamos
Second tinhas —
Third — tinham

Todos tinham sumido.

Everyone had disappeared.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

As freiras tinham se escondido na capela, por trás do altar!

The nuns had hidden in the chapel, behind the altar!

— O Leopardo (1963)

E tinham se perdido de vista.

And they had lost sight of each other.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Eu não sabia que Tom e Mary já tinham terminado isso.

I didn't know that Tom and Mary had already finished that.

Os pais da Marnie tinham morrido, logo não havia ninguém para cuidar dela.

Marnie's parents had died, so there was no one to take care of her.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)

Bateram na porta e disseram que tinham vindo para detê-lo.

They knocked on the door and said they had come to arrest him.

Tom estava falando sobre a comida deliciosa que tinham comido na viagem.

Tom was talking about the delicious food they had eaten on the trip.

Eu achei que tinham dito ao Tom.

I thought they had told Tom.

Os passarinhos tinham crescido e tinham partido.

The birds had grown up and had left.

Ou que nossas mágicas tinham acabado?

Or had our magic spells run out?

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

E que todos tinham desaparecido, ou estavam todos aqui.

And that they had all disappeared, or that they were all here.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Já tinham estado lá?

Had they been there before?

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Tinham acabado de limpar a floricultura.

They had just finished cleaning the flower shop.

— A Empregada (2025)

Quando eu voltei, as moedas tinham sumido.

When I came back, the coins had disappeared.

— Pinóquio (2019)

Eu fui para onde tinham me pedido para ir.

I went where they had asked me to go.

Eu não sabia que Tom e Mary tinham terminado.

I didn't know Tom and Mary had broken up.

O endereço que eles tinham escrito estava errado.

The address they had written was wrong.

Vocês tinham marcado de se encontrar?

Had you all arranged to meet?

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

O Tom e a Mary admitiram que me tinham mentido.

Tom and Mary admitted that they had lied to me.

Achei que tinham fechado esta entrada.

I thought they had closed this entrance.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Os pais dela tinham morrido de uma doença.

Her parents had died of an illness.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Sonhei que todos os meus dentes tinham caído.

I dreamt that all my teeth had fallen out.

Eu achava que esses dias tinham acabado.

I thought those days were over.

— Ventos da Liberdade (2006)

Nessa altura, os alemães já tinham tirado todas as estátuas.

By that time, the Germans had already removed all the statues.

— A Grande Escapada (1966)

Não sabia que eles tinham voltado.

I didn't know they had returned.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Eles tinham sido derrotados em batalha.

They had been defeated in battle.

Todos o tinham reconhecido.

Everyone had recognized him.

Eles já tinham decidido tudo antes da reunião.

They had already decided everything before the meeting.

Já tinham me mostrado.

They had already shown me.

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

Todos os alunos sabiam disso; pensei que tinham dito ao mestre!

All the students knew this; I thought they had told the teacher!

— O Mestre das Armas (2006)

Que tinham prometido andar juntos para sempre.

Who had promised to walk together forever.

— Dangal (2016)

Tinham começado a morder.

They had started biting.

— O Retorno (2003)

Tom fez o que gerações de cientistas não tinham conseguido fazer.

Tom did what generations of scientists had failed to do.

O Tom e a Mary não disseram a ninguém que tinham ganho a loteria.

Tom and Mary didn't tell anyone that they had won the lottery.

Ouvi vozes, pensei que o Senhor e a Sra. Koo tinham voltado.

I heard voices, so I thought Mr. and Mrs. Koo had come back.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Meus filhos tinham comido todas as bolachas quando voltei para casa.

My children had eaten all the cookies by the time I got home.

E que eles não tinham se falado durante três anos?

And what if they hadn't spoken for three years?

— Herói (2002)

Ele não reparou que a Mary e a Eve tinham entrado.

He didn't notice that Mary and Eve had come in.

Os Estados Unidos tinham ganhado a corrida à lua.

The United States had won the race to the moon.

Eles tinham prometido uma grande posição no momento da entrevista.

They had promised a great position at the time of the interview.

— Piku (2015)

Fui para onde tinham me pedido para ir.

I went where they had asked me to go.

Algumas pessoas achavam que tinham caído numa armadilha.

Some people thought they had fallen into a trap.

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