eran muy

were very

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phrase Uncommon #18,482
were very Used before an adjective or adverb to describe more than one person or thing in the past.
SP: Los edificios eran muy altos.
EN: The buildings were very tall.

Eran muy parecidos, él y mi papá.

They were very similar, him and my dad.

Los niños pequeños eran muy curiosos.

The little children were very curious.

Tom y Mary eran muy felices juntos.

Tom and Mary were very happy together.

Los alrededores eran muy tranquilos.

The surroundings were very quiet.

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

When I was your age, things were very different.

Jack y Bill eran muy buenos amigos.

Jack and Bill were very good friends.

Los viajes eran muy largos, y no había cómo conservar los cadáveres.

The journeys were very long, and there was no way to preserve the corpses.

— La historia oficial (1985)

Las naves estelares eran muy grandes.

The starships were very large.

Eran muy unidos.

They were very close.

— El botín (2026)

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)

Ambos eran muy inteligentes y muy buenos pilotos.

Both were very intelligent and very good pilots.

— Senna (2010)

Los niños eran muy inteligentes.

The children were very intelligent.

— Avatar (2009)

Las instrucciones eran muy simples.

The instructions were very simple.

¡Y las olas eran muy grandes!

And the waves were really big!

— Roma (2018)

Ellos eran muy estrictos.

They were very strict.

Para las tropas, eran muy pesadas.

For the troops, they were very heavy.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Mis dientes eran muy pequeños.

My teeth were very small.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Dicen que su abuelo y su padre eran muy queridos.

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

— Zárójelentés (2020)

La chica y sus padres eran muy simpáticos.

The girl and her parents were very nice.