там были

were there

→ там
phrase Common #10,090
were there Used for a plural subject or the polite form of “you” to say someone or something was in a place.
RU: Мы там были вчера.
EN: We were there yesterday.

Вы ведь там были?

You were there, weren't you?

Там были крысы.

There were rats there.

— Индиана Джонс и последний крестовый поход (1989)

Хотел зайти к Алисии, но там были люди.

I wanted to stop by Alicia’s, but there were people there.

— Поговори с ней (2002)

Но там были дети.

But there were children there.

— Приют (2007)

Мы тоже там были.

We were there too.

А откуда вы знаете, что они там были?

And how do you know they were there?

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

Они там были.

They were there.

Там были все, кроме одного.

Everyone was there except one.

Там были три судьи.

There were three judges there.

— Жизнь прекрасна (1997)

Почему не сходила в парке, когда мы там были?

Why didn't you go to the park when we were there?

— Никто не узнает (2004)

Том и Мэри тоже там были.

Tom and Mary were there too.

Я хочу, чтобы все там были.

I want everyone to be there.

Там были их родственники?

Were their relatives there?

Там были чудовища.

There were monsters there.

— Дом странных детей Мисс Перегрин (2016)

Те, кто там были, думали, что это чистое золото.

Those who were there thought it was pure gold.

Ну, не знаю, как они там были.

Well, I don’t know what they were like.

— Text (2019)

Там были лишь хозяйка и служанка.

There were only the mistress of the house and the maid.

— Рим, открытый город (1945)

У меня там были связи.

I had connections there.

— पीकू (2015)

Мы с Томом оба там были.

Tom and I were both there.

Там были двое.

There were two people there.

— Летняя пора (1955)

Там были тысячи людей.

There were thousands of people there.

Мы все там были.

We were all there.