were friends, used to be friends
Вот, простые американцы, они всегда дружили с нашей страной.
There you have it—ordinary Americans have always been friendly toward our country.
— Такси-блюз (1990)
Мы раньше дружили.
We used to be friends.
Дружили.
They were friends.
— Жан Де Флоретт (1986)
Мы с Томом дружили много лет.
Tom and I have been friends for many years.
Они дружили с детства.
They had been friends since childhood.
— Элитный отряд (2007)
Том и Мэри дружили.
Tom and Mary were friends.
Дружили в детстве.
We were friends as children.
— Таинственная река (2003)
Вы с Томом дружили?
Were you friends with Tom?