íamos

were going, we would go, we were going

i ɐ m u ʃ → ir

auxiliary · plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #11,837

were going Imperfect tense (we). Often used with another verb: "íamos + infinitive" = "we were going to ...".

PO: Íamos sair, mas começou a chover.

EN: We were going to go out, but it started to rain.

Conjugation of ir

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
Third	—	iam

íamos

Senti que íamos morrer.

I felt like we were going to die.

Pensei que íamos fazer isso juntos.

I thought we were going to do this together.

Pensei que nós íamos ganhar.

I thought we were going to win.

Não íamos conseguir.

We wouldn’t have been able to do it.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Não me disse que íamos fazer compras.

He didn't tell me we were going shopping.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Íamos ser sócios, mas ele acabou não indo.

We were going to be partners, but he ended up not going.

— Anaconda (2025)

Falei da apreensão, que íamos contar e ir embora.

I spoke of the apprehension, that we were going to tell the story and leave.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Eu pensei que nós íamos fazer isso juntas.

I thought we were going to do this together.

Íamos nos casar ao chegar lá.

We were going to get married when we got there.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Você não sabia que íamos fazer isso, sabia?

You didn't know we were going to do this, did you?

Estávamos imaginando como íamos descarregar esta peça.

We were wondering how we were going to unload this part.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Não íamos fazer a cena da cozinha?

Weren't we going to film the kitchen scene?

— A Noite Americana (1973)

Pensei que íamos bater.

I thought we were going to crash.

Assim que pudéssemos, íamos comprar um ponto novo.

As soon as we could, we were going to buy a new location.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Íamos ver o seu programa.

We were going to watch your program.

— Caché (2005)

Lembram o que íamos fazer para a mãe de vocês?

Do you remember what we were going to do for your mother?

— Hamnet: A Vida Antes de Hamlet (2025)

Já íamos partir.

We were just about to leave.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Sim, e quando íamos pegá-lo, você saiu correndo.

Yes, and when we were about to catch him, you ran away.

— O Segredo dos seus Olhos (2009)

Pensei que íamos tomar café da manhã juntos.

I thought we were going to have breakfast together.

Nós íamos jogar Scrabble.

We were going to play Scrabble.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Eu pensei que você disse que não íamos mais fazer isso.

I thought you said we weren't going to do this anymore.

Eu senti que íamos morrer.

I felt like we were going to die.

Pensei que íamos falar sobre o seu amigo.

I thought we were going to talk about your friend.

— Leviatã (2014)

Íamos partir no domingo.

We were going to leave on Sunday.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Mas, eu tive a sensação de que íamos nos encontrar.

But I had the feeling that we were going to meet.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Achei que íamos fazer sexo, mas não deu certo.

I thought we were going to have sex, but it didn't work out.

— Ele Está de Volta (2015)

Nós íamos nos casar em maio, mas tivemos que adiar o casamento para junho.

We were going to get married in May, but we had to postpone the wedding until June.

Você não sabia que não íamos fazer isso hoje?

Didn't you know we weren't going to do that today?

Íamos jogar xadrez por um tempo.

We were going to play chess for a while.

Disse que íamos passear, não marchar.

He said we were going for a walk, not a march.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #29,070

we would go, we were going Imperfect tense (1st person plural) of "ir"; often used for habitual past actions or for "was/were going to" when followed by another verb.

PO: Nós íamos ao parque todos os domingos.

EN: We would go to the park every Sunday.

Conjugation of ir

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	ia	íamos
Third	ia	iam

Antigamente, íamos todos os anos.

We used to go every year.

— Assunto de Família (2018)

Só íamos a casa uns dos outros.

We only ever went to each other’s houses.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Quando éramos jovens, eu e Tom sempre íamos pescar juntos.

When we were young, Tom and I always went fishing together.

Pensei que íamos juntos.

I thought we were going together.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Só íamos raspar a cabeça dele.

We were just going to shave his head.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Íamos para a cozinha.

We were going to the kitchen.

Íamos aos lugares mais bonitos na moto dele.

We used to go to the most beautiful places on his motorcycle.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Disse-me que ontem íamos ao cinema.

He told me we were going to the movies yesterday.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Era dela que íamos colher o depoimento?

Was she the one we were going to take a statement from?

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Sounds similar to

vamos v ɐ m u ʃ irmos i ɾ m u ʃ