hemos sido

we have been

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phrase Uncommon #19,513

we have been Used to talk about a past state or relationship that started before now and continues up to the present, or is being referred to as a completed experience.

SP: Hemos sido vecinos durante diez años.

EN: We have been neighbors for ten years.

Para eso, siempre hemos sido pocos.

For that, we've always been few.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Siempre hemos sido cinco.

There have always been five of us.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Bueno, hemos sido compañeros oficiales por una semana, feliz aniversario.

Well, we've been official colleagues for a week now, happy anniversary.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Tú y yo no hemos sido grandes amigos últimamente.

You and I haven't been great friends lately.

Nunca hemos sido muy amigos, pero quería decir que espero que eso cambie.

We've never been very close friends, but I wanted to say that I hope that changes.

— Love Actually (2003)

Y lo hemos sido desde el principio.

And we have been from the beginning.

Lo hemos sido durante casi tres años.

We have been for almost three years.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Los dos hemos sido testigos de lo que ha pasado.

We have both witnessed what happened.

— Rashomon (1950)

De hecho, hemos sido un montón de idiotas.

In fact, we've been a bunch of idiots.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Siempre hemos sido mejores que tú, y siempre lo seremos.

We've always been better than you, and we always will be.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Hemos sido afortunados.

We have been fortunate.

Nunca hemos sido parte de un truco como este.

We've never been part of a trick like this.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Siempre hemos sido amigas.

We've always been friends.

Siempre lo hemos sido.

We always have been.

— Killer Whale (2026)

Hemos sido muy duros con él.

We've been very hard on him.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Creo que no hemos sido unos buenos hijos.

I don't think we've been good children.

— Love Actually (2003)