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eran muy

were very

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phrase Uncommon #15,750
were very Used with a plural subject in the past tense: they were very... / they were quite...
SP: Mis abuelos eran muy amables conmigo.
EN: My grandparents were very kind to me.

Eran muy parecidos, él y mi papá.

They were very similar, him and my dad.

Cuando yo tenía tu edad, las cosas eran muy distintas.

When I was your age, things were very different.

Los seres vivos del pasado eran muy diferentes a los de hoy.

Living things in the past were very different from those of today.

Sus heridas eran muy grandes.

His wounds were very large.

— Avatar (2009)

Los niños pequeños eran muy curiosos.

The little children were very curious.

Mis dientes eran muy pequeños.

My teeth were very small.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Eran muy unidos.

They were very close.

— El botín (2026)

Tom y Mary se casaron cuando eran muy jóvenes.

Tom and Mary got married when they were very young.

Dicen que su abuelo y su padre eran muy queridos.

They say that his grandfather and his father were very well-liked.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Las tensiones eran muy fuertes entre nosotros.

Tensions were very high between us.

La chica y sus padres eran muy simpáticos.

The girl and her parents were very nice.

Eran muy populares.

They were very popular.

Ambos eran muy inteligentes y muy buenos pilotos.

Both were very intelligent and very good pilots.

— Senna (2010)

Los alrededores eran muy tranquilos.

The surroundings were very quiet.

Ellos eran muy estrictos.

They were very strict.

Jack y Bill eran muy buenos amigos.

Jack and Bill were very good friends.

Para las tropas, eran muy pesadas.

For the troops, they were very heavy.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Las instrucciones eran muy simples.

The instructions were very simple.

Tom y Mary eran muy felices juntos.

Tom and Mary were very happy together.

Los niños eran muy inteligentes.

The children were very intelligent.

— Avatar (2009)

Aunque los padres eran muy distintos, los dos nacieron locos.

Although their parents were very different, both were born crazy.

— La piel que habito (2011)