eles iam

were going to, were going, used to go, were going against, opposed

i ɐ̃ w̃ → ir
i go + am they imperfect
auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #8,534
were going to Used before an infinitive to describe a planned or expected action in the past.
PO: Eles iam sair cedo.
EN: They were going to leave early.
Conjugation of ir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — iam
ir

Você e o Karp iam pegar o McRyan.

You and Karp were going to get McRyan.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Não iam me pagar como estes caras.

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

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

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.

Pensei que iam ligar.

I thought they were going to call.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Vocês disseram que iam me ajudar.

You said you were going to help me.

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)

Aí, como é que iam fazer no seu roteiro?

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

— Anaconda (2025)

Iam adorar.

I would love it.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Ontem as senhoras prometeram que iam fazer isso para mim.

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

De qualquer forma, elas iam comer.

Either way, they were going to eat.

Os caras iam me matar.

Those guys were going to kill me.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

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)

O que vocês iam fazer com isso?

What were you going to do with that?

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

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

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

Vocês não acharam que vocês iam morrer?

Didn't you think you were going to die?

— Aquarius (2016)

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)

Nossas bolas todas iam parar naquele bueiro.

All our balls ended up in that drain.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Eu não sabia que vocês iam voltar.

I didn't know you were coming back.

Se realmente fossem meus amigos, não iam dizer isso.

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

Iam dar"código vermelho"em Santiago?

Am I going into “code red” in Santiago?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Meus colegas iam vê-la.

My colleagues were going to see her.

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)

Achei que iam nos matar.

I thought they were going to kill us.

— Pecadores (2025)

Achei que não iam voltar pro Delta.

I thought they weren't going back to Delta.

— Pecadores (2025)

Parecia que sabiam com quem se iam meter.

It seemed like they knew who they were dealing with.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

Faziam as coisas e iam pescar.

They would finish their tasks and then go fishing.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

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)

Um a um os traficantes do bairro Tanque iam morrer.

One by one, the drug dealers in the Tanque neighborhood were going to die.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

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)

Acho que não iam gostar da minha presença.

I don't think they would like my presence.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

Se eu soubesse que não iam roubar a Cruz.

If I’d known they weren’t going to steal the cross.

— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Iam torturá-lo.

They were going to torture him.

Sabia que iam gostar.

I knew they would like it.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Achava que iam matar o Tom.

I thought they were going to kill Tom.

Me esqueci que iam te fazer uma festa.

I forgot they were going to throw you a party.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu falei que eles não iam ler.

I said they wouldn't read it.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

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.

Eu pensei que vocês não iam sair de casa.

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

O que iam pensar?

What would they think?

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

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)

Como iam saber?

How would they know?

— Capitães de Abril (2000)

Ele pediu profissionais que não iam foder tudo.

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

— Trem-Bala (2022)

verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #28,169
were going, used to go Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
PO: Eles iam para casa a pé.
EN: They were going home on foot.
were going against, opposed In the expression “ir contra,” it means to oppose or go against someone or something.
PO: Eles iam contra as regras da escola.
EN: They were going against the school rules.
Conjugation of ir
ir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ia íamos
Third ia iam

Eles iam atrás de um tal de Chitão.

They were looking for some guy called Chitão.

— Cabras da Peste (2021)

Bosco, ligou há pouco, iam a uma festa.

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

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Eles iam de bicicleta para a escola.

They used to ride their bicycles to school.

O Tom e a Mary te disseram para onde iam?

Did Tom and Mary tell you where they were going?

As pessoas comiam e depois iam para casa.

People ate and then went home.

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.

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 maioria dos dias, iam a pé de casa.

Most days, they walked from home.

Algumas crianças iam de bicicleta para a escola.

Some children rode their bicycles to school.

As palavras iam para frente e para trás.

The words went back and forth.

— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)

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