eles tivessem

had

t i v ɛ s ɐ̃ j̃ → ter
tiv to have + esse imperfect subjunctive + m 3rd person plural
auxiliary · third plural · subjunctive Uncommon #11,907
had Imperfect subjunctive (they/you plural) of the auxiliary verb “ter”, used with a past participle to form the pluperfect subjunctive (e.g., “tivessem feito” = “had done”).
PO: Se eles tivessem estudado, teriam passado no exame.
EN: If they had studied, they would have passed the exam.
Conjugation of ter
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First — tenhamos
Second tenhas —
Third — tenham

Quisera que as senhoras me tivessem visto.

I wish the ladies had seen me.

Gostaria que tivessem me avisado.

I wish someone had warned me.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Eu preferiria isto se as coisas não tivessem mudado.

I would prefer this if things hadn’t changed.

Como se tivessem esperado por você a vida toda.

As if they had been waiting for you their whole lives.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Pensei que tivessem ido embora.

I thought they had left.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Se tivessem ajudado antes, eles não teriam morrido assim.

If they had helped sooner, they wouldn't have died like that.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Se não tivessem me trazido, nunca teríamos nos conhecido.

If they hadn't brought me here, we never would have met.

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

É como se tivessem caído aí.

It's as if they fell there.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Tom decidiu não dizer nada até que todos os outros tivessem dado suas opiniões.

Tom decided not to say anything until everyone else had given their opinions.

Vocês não saberiam inventá-lo se o tivessem tentado.

You couldn't have made it up if you'd tried.

E achei que você e o Guo-Lun tivessem terminado!

And I thought you and Guo-Lun had broken up!

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Teria sido melhor se vocês não tivessem ido lá.

It would have been better if you hadn't gone there.

Como se a tivessem posto num saco.

As though they’d put her in a sack.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Como se não tivessem saído juntos.

As if they hadn't gone out together.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Se tivessem dito, eu teria trazido a minha.

If they had told me, I would have brought mine.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

Se não tivessem mentido para você, não teria acabado num bordel.

If they hadn't lied to you, you wouldn't have ended up in a brothel.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Eu coloquei os corpos no chão como se as tropas tivessem se matado.

I placed the bodies on the ground as if the troops had killed each other.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

É como se tivessem desaparecido.

It's as if they had disappeared.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)

Esperávamos que vocês tivessem esquecido.

We hoped that you had forgotten.

As senhoras não saberiam inventá-lo se o tivessem tentado.

The ladies couldn't have invented it if they had tried.

Se tivessem me avisado, os esperava com um café!

If they had warned me, I would have waited for them with coffee!

— O Segredo dos seus Olhos (2009)

Nós esperávamos que vocês tivessem esquecido.

We expected you to have forgotten.

Antes vocês não tivessem vindo.

I wish you hadn't come.

Se não tivessem perdido tempo com isso ela poderia ter sido achada com vida!

If they hadn't wasted time on that, she could have been found alive!

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Eu pensei que vocês tivessem ido para casa.

I thought you had gone home.

Se elas não tivessem dançado, teria sido uma noite comum no bar.

If they hadn't danced, it would have been just another ordinary night at the bar.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Achei que tivessem mandado você para Terra.

I thought they had sent you to Earth.

— Avatar: O Caminho da Água (2022)

Se vocês tivessem me conhecido antes, ele não estaria por perto.

If you had known me before, he wouldn't be around.

— Quase Famosos (2000)

verb · third plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #23,234
had Imperfect subjunctive (eles/elas/vocês) of "ter"; often used after expressions like "se" (if) or "era bom que" (it was good that).
PO: Se eles tivessem tempo, viriam conosco.
EN: If they had time, they would come with us.
Conjugation of ter
SingularPlural
First — termos
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tivesse tivéssemos
Second tivesses —
Third tivesse tivessem

Elas fariam isso, se tivessem tempo.

They would do that if they had time.

Mesmo que tivessem pés.

Even if they had feet.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

E se todos tivessem as mesmas memórias antigas?

What if everyone had the same old memories?

— Akira (1988)

Qualquer esperança de segredo que tivessem já não existe.

Any hope they had of secrecy no longer exists.

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

Não é como se vocês duas tivessem um relacionamento.

It's not like you two are in a relationship.

— TÁR (2022)

Pensei que tivessem todos na frente russa.

I thought they were all on the Russian front.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Elas o fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it if they had time.

Eles fariam isso, se tivessem tempo.

They would do that if they had time.

Talvez se as pessoas tivessem estudo, você não seria enganado assim.

Perhaps if people were educated, you wouldn't be deceived like this.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Eu pensei que eles tivessem nos ouvido.

I thought they had heard us.

O professor sugeriu a Emma uma vez que tivessem um filho juntos.

The professor once suggested to Emma that they have a child together.

Eles fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it if they had time.

Eles o fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it if they had time.

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