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ellos fueran

were, went, were going

ˈf w e ɾ a n → ser
fuer Past subjunctive + an ellos/ellas/ustedes imperfect subjunctive ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #14,450
were Used for “were” in a hypothetical or wished-for situation.
SP: Ojalá fueran más amables.
EN: I wish they were kinder.
Conjugation of ser
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First era éramos
Second eras —
Third era eran
fuerafuese

Mientras fueran extranjeros.

As long as they were foreigners.

— El último emperador (1987)

Quería que fueran los primeros en verlo.

I wanted them to be the first to see it.

Y yo ni siquiera sabía que las vecinas de mi tío fueran tan hermosas.

And I didn't even know that my uncle's neighbors were so beautiful.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Desearía que las cosas fueran diferentes.

I wish things were different.

Ojalá mis abuelos fueran así.

I wish my grandparents were like that.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Nunca me había dado cuenta de que fueran tan escasos.

I had never realized they were so scarce.

— Los Siete Samuráis (1954)

"Desearía que no fueran míos".

I wish they weren’t mine.

— Mátate, amor (2025)

Tal vez fueran la clave de lo que era.

Maybe they were the key to what it was.

Ojalá las cosas fueran diferentes.

I wish things were different.

— La Empleada (2025)

Le hubiera gustado que fueran sus amigos.

He would have liked them to be his friends.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Lo siento, no sabía que fueran tan cercanos.

I'm sorry, I didn't know they were so close.

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

Quería que nuestros hijos fueran parte de ti.

I wanted our children to be a part of you.

Puede que fueran cosas de la vejez.

Maybe it was just a thing of old age.

Si las personas no fueran tan groseras, tal vez todos estaríamos mejor.

If people weren’t so rude, perhaps we’d all be better off.

Ojalá mis generales fueran tan valientes.

I wish my generals were that brave.

— La Caída (2004)

Desearías que fueran la esposa de tu hijo.

You would wish for them to be your son's wife.

— Audición (2000)

Nunca dije que fueran órdenes de la reina.

I never said it was the queen's orders.

Probablemente fueran ricos.

They were probably rich.

Como si todos los días fueran navidad.

As if every day were Christmas.

Si fueran los rusos.

If they were the Russians.

— Kajaki (2014)

Sí, ya era hora de que la gente de quien siempre se burlan, fueran los héroes.

Yes, it was high time for the people who are always mocked to be the heroes.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

No dije que fueran ciertas.

I didn't say they were true.

Ella solía reírse de mis chistes aunque no fueran graciosos.

She used to laugh at my jokes even if they weren't funny.

Si los deseos fueran caballos, los mendigos podrían cabalgar.

If wishes were horses, beggars could ride.

Si los padres fueran como vos decís.

If parents were like you say.

— La historia oficial (1985)

Tom y Mary querían que sus hijos fueran felices.

Tom and Mary wanted their children to be happy.

¿Y si todos los días fueran sábado?

What if every day were Saturday?

Tom pensaba que quizá Mary y John fueran contrabandistas de armas.

Tom thought that maybe Mary and John were arms smugglers.

verb · plural, past tense Rare #42,313
went, were going This is a subjunctive form; its English translation depends on the sentence.
SP: Quería que fueran a casa temprano.
EN: I wanted them to go home early.
Conjugation of ir
SingularPlural
First — irnos
irirseirmeirte
Subjunctive past
fueran

Lo sé, pero quería hacerlo después de que todos los demás se fueran.

I know, but I wanted to do it after everyone else had left.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Si fueran deprisa ya nos habrían alcanzado.

If they were hurrying, they would have caught up with us by now.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

¡Nunca llegué a pensar que te fueran a ir tan bien los negocios!

I never thought your business would do so well!

— El duelo (2006)

¡Les dije que no fueran ahí!

I told them not to go there!

— Bacurau (2019)

No sonó a que fueran a hacerlo.

It didn't sound like they were going to do it.

— Primate (2026)

Mejor si fueran de Alejandría.

It would be better if they were from Alexandria.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Después de que todos se fueran, se quedó sin amigos.

After everyone left, he was left without any friends.

Sounds similar to

fueron ˈf w e ɾ o n fueras ˈf w e ɾ a s