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nosotros veíamos

we saw, we were seeing

b e ˈi a m o s → ver
ve to see, to watch + íamos we imperfect
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #28,270
we saw, we were seeing Used for something ongoing or habitual in the past.
SP: Desde la ventana veíamos el mar.
EN: We could see the sea from the window.
Conjugation of ver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First veía veíamos
Second veías —
Third veía veían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First veía veíamos
Second vieras —
Third veía veían

Mira vieja, no veíamos el Auryn desde hace mucho tiempo, ¿verdad?

Hey old lady, we haven't seen Auryn in ages, have we?

— La historia sin fin (1984)

No hacía falta una guardia doble; los veíamos bastante bien.

A double shift wasn’t necessary; we could see them just fine.

Solo veíamos cine en verano.

We only watched movies in the summer.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Como no veíamos nada en la oscuridad, no nos pudimos mover.

Since we couldn't see anything in the darkness, we couldn't move.

Hace mucho que no lo veíamos, señor Duan.

We haven't seen you in a long time, Mr. Duan.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

La gente nos decía que nos veíamos muy tiernas.

People told us we looked very cute.

— Mátate, amor (2025)

Lo veíamos.

We saw it.

Veíamos la torre en la distancia.

We could see the tower in the distance.

Era amigo suyo pero nos veíamos poco.

He was a friend of his, but we didn’t see each other often.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Desde niños, Juan y yo decíamos que nos veíamos donde siempre.

Since we were kids, Juan and I would say we’d meet at our usual spot.

— Museo (2018)

Corre a abrir, de seguro que es Hipólito, hace tiempo que no lo veíamos.

Run and open it, it's definitely Hipólito, we haven't seen him in ages.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Hacía tiempo que no te veíamos.

It had been a while since we'd seen you.

— Vivir (1952)

Veíamos un pájaro en la distancia.

We saw a bird in the distance.

Sounds similar to

bebamos b e ˈb a m o s