sent, had sent, told, ordered
Não, não, mandaram fazer o quê, trouxeram o quê, pra onde?
No, no—what did they tell you to do? What did they bring, and where to?
— Aquarius (2016)
Mandaram o padre abrir a porta.
They told the priest to open the door.
— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
Me mandaram uma pergunta pelo formulário que não entendi.
I received a question through the form that I didn't understand.
Também estou à disposição mas, de Chicago, nos mandaram ser pacientes.
I'm also available, but they told us from Chicago to be patient.
— Malcolm X (1992)