eles tivessem

had

t i v ɛ s ɐ̃ j̃ → ter
tiv to have + esse imperfect subjunctive + m third-person plural (they)
auxiliary · 3rd-person plural Uncommon #11,822
had Used as an auxiliary to form the past perfect subjunctive.
PO: Se eles tivessem chegado cedo, teríamos jantado juntos.
EN: If they had arrived early, we would have had dinner together.
Conjugation of ter
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First — tenhamos
Third — tenham

Vocês não saberiam inventá-lo se o tivessem tentado.

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

Eu pensei que vocês tivessem ido para casa.

I thought you had gone home.

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)

Antes vocês não tivessem vindo.

I wish you hadn't come.

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

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

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Se tivessem ajudado antes, eles não teriam morrido assim.

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

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

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.

Gostaria que tivessem me avisado.

I wish someone had warned me.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Quisera que as senhoras me tivessem visto.

I wish the ladies had seen me.

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)

Teria sido melhor se vocês não tivessem ido lá.

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

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)

Pensei que tivessem ido embora.

I thought they had left.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Eu preferiria isto se as coisas não tivessem mudado.

I would prefer this if things hadn’t changed.

É como se tivessem caído aí.

It's as if they fell there.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

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)

Como se a tivessem posto num saco.

As though they’d put her in a sack.

— 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)

Nós esperávamos que vocês tivessem esquecido.

We expected you to have forgotten.

Talvez tivessem construído uma jangada e seguido viagem.

Maybe they had built a raft and continued on their way.

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)

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)

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

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

É como se tivessem desaparecido.

It's as if they had disappeared.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)

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)

Como se tivessem esperado por você a vida toda.

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

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

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)

Esperávamos que vocês tivessem esquecido.

We hoped that you had forgotten.

verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #22,515
had Used in the subjunctive; often appears in hypothetical or uncertain situations.
PO: Se tivessem tempo, poderiam ficar mais um pouco.
EN: If they had time, they could stay a little longer.
Conjugation of ter
SingularPlural
First — termos
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tivesse tivéssemos
Third tivesse tivessem

Não é como se vocês duas tivessem um relacionamento.

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

— TÁR (2022)

E se todos tivessem as mesmas memórias antigas?

What if everyone had the same old memories?

— Akira (1988)

Eles 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)

Eu até já pensei que eles tivessem desistido!

I even thought they’d given up!

— Call Girl (2007)

Elas o fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it 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)

Eles fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it if they had time.

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)

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 o fariam se tivessem tempo.

They would do it if they had time.

Elas fariam isso, se tivessem tempo.

They would do that if they had time.

Pensei que tivessem todos na frente russa.

I thought they were all on the Russian front.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Eu pensei que eles tivessem nos ouvido.

I thought they had heard us.

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