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nosotros llevábamos

were carrying, were taking, were getting along, were handling, had been

→ llevar
llev to take, carry + ábamos we-form imperfect past
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #41,450
were carrying, were taking
SP: Llevábamos las cajas al coche.
EN: We were carrying the boxes to the car.
were getting along Used with a reflexive pronoun, as in nos llevábamos.
SP: Nos llevábamos muy bien.
EN: We were getting along very well.
were handling
SP: Llevábamos bien la situación.
EN: We were handling the situation well.
Conjugation of llevar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban

Nos llevábamos muy bien.

We got along really well.

Nos la llevábamos a todos lados.

We took it everywhere.

— Voraz (2017)

Esto era lo que llevábamos de vuelta.

This was what we were taking back.

Creía que llevábamos un buen ritmo.

I thought we were keeping a good pace.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Si antes lo llevábamos bien, verás cómo es ahora.

If we were doing well before, you'll see how it is now.

Llevábamos traje para pasar desapercibidos.

We wore suits to blend in.

— Río Místico (2003)

Fue mientras llevábamos a tu tía al sanatorio.

It was while we were taking your aunt to the sanatorium.

auxiliary · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #44,756
had been Used with a length of time to say how long something had been going on or how long someone had been somewhere.
SP: Llevábamos dos horas esperando el autobús.
EN: We had been waiting for the bus for two hours.
Conjugation of llevar
SingularPlural
First — llevamos
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — llevábamos
llevaba

Llevábamos un año fuera.

We had been away for a year.

— Yojimbo (1961)

Llevábamos mucho tiempo allí.

We had been there for a long time.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Laura y yo llevábamos unos meses viéndonos.

Laura and I had been seeing each other for a few months.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Llevábamos unas dos horas esperando cuando llegó.

We had been waiting for about two hours when he arrived.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Llevábamos siete años sin hablarnos.

We hadn't spoken to each other for seven years.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Habíamos vuelto, llevábamos un mes juntos.

We had gotten back together, we had been together for a month.

— Hable con ella (2002)