estavam exaustos

were exhausted

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phrase Uncommon #9,254
were exhausted Estavam is the past form of estar for they/you (plural); exaustos is masculine plural. Use exaustas for an all-feminine group.
PO: Depois da viagem, eles estavam exaustos.
EN: After the trip, they were exhausted.

Eles admitiram que estavam exaustos.

They admitted they were exhausted.

Tanto Tom quanto a Mary estavam exaustos.

Both Tom and Mary were exhausted.

Tom e Maria estavam exaustos.

Tom and Maria were exhausted.

Os dois policiais também estavam exaustos.

The two police officers were also exhausted.

A essa altura, Williams e a tripulação estavam exaustos.

By this point, Williams and the crew were exhausted.

Ambos Tom e Mary estavam exaustos.

Both Tom and Mary were exhausted.