we used to see, we were seeing
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 tiempo que no nos veíamos.
We hadn’t seen each other in a long time.
— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)
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 interminable (1984)
Sí que hacía tiempo que no nos veíamos.
It really had been a long time since we’d seen each other.
Veíamos un pájaro en la distancia.
We saw a bird 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)
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.
— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)
Hace mucho que no lo veíamos, Señor Duan.
We haven't seen you in a long time, Mr. Duan.
— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)