nosotros éramos

we were

ˈe ɾ a m o s → ser
ér be + amos nosotros imperfect
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Common #3,405
we were Imperfect tense (past). Used for ongoing states/background description in the past.
SP: Cuando éramos niños, jugábamos en el parque todos los días.
EN: When we were kids, we played in the park every day.
Conjugation of ser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First era éramos
Second eras
Third era eran
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First era éramos
Second eras
Third era eran

Mira, pensábamos que éramos los únicos que quedaban.

Look, we thought we were the only ones left.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Éramos jóvenes.

We were young.

Éramos maestras.

We were teachers.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Nosotros éramos robots, siguiendo las ordenes de los profesores.

We were robots, following the teachers' orders.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Cuando yo era reportero, éramos más rápidos.

When I was a reporter, we were faster.

Éramos nosotros tres, Rudolf.

It was the three of us, Rudolf.

— Núremberg (2025)

No éramos muy listos.

We weren't very smart.

Éramos pobres, pero felices.

We were poor, but happy.

Era imposible tener miedo en esta casa, si éramos un montón en la habitación.

It was impossible to be afraid in this house when there were so many of us in the room.

— El orfanato (2007)

Y nosotras, viejas tontas, éramos todo oídos.

And we, silly old women, were all ears.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Cuando estaba creciendo, sólo éramos mi madre y yo.

When I was growing up, it was just my mother and me.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Los dos éramos felices.

We were both happy.

Éramos todos delincuentes sin antecedentes, así que Sophia y Peg pensaron éso.

We were all criminals with no prior convictions, so Sophia and Peg thought so.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Éramos yo, Nick y ese chico, Carson Levered.

It was me, Nick, and that kid, Carson Levered.

— Mystic River (2003)

Al instante supe que éramos la pareja perfecta.

I instantly knew that we were the perfect couple.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Éramos bebés.

We were babies.

— Victoria (2015)

Porque, en esa época, éramos compañeros en todos los sentidos.

Because, at that time, we were partners in every sense.

— El engaño (2026)

Nos conocemos desde que todos éramos niños y vivíamos en el mismo hogar.

We've known each other since we were all children and lived in the same home.

— Akira (1988)

Éramos compañeros de habitación en el orfanato, tras la muerte de mi padre.

We were roommates in the orphanage, after my father died.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Y éramos bien normales.

And we were perfectly normal.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Pensé en la época en que éramos solo tú y yo, Sissy.

I thought about the time when it was just you and me, Sissy.

— La asistenta (2025)

Éramos dos.

There were two of us.

Sabíamos que éramos mejores que eso.

We knew we were better than that.

Éramos los reyes de la creación.

We were the kings of creation.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Éramos muy felices.

We were very happy.

Éramos ocho.

There were eight of us.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

No éramos ni somos una pareja.

We were not and are not a couple.

Éramos tan felices.

We were so happy.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Ahora sabemos lo inocentes que éramos.

Now we know how innocent we were.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

Éramos una piña.

We were a tight-knit group.

Se suponía que éramos un país desarrollado.

We were supposed to be a developed country.

En el penúltimo atraco éramos cuatro.

In the second-to-last robbery, there were four of us.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Éramos como hermanas.

We were like sisters.

Al rato ya éramos cuatro.

Before long, there were four of us.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Yo sabía que el bebé significaba que éramos más que esclavos.

I knew that the baby meant we were more than slaves.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Éramos diez.

There were ten of us.

Éramos felices.

We were happy.

Entre semana, éramos Ozzie y Harriet.

During the week, we were Ozzie and Harriet.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Éramos los únicos invitados.

We were the only guests.

Nosotros éramos niños en esa época.

We were children at that time.

Éramos niños sin postre.

We were children without dessert.

Pero no éramos ni siquiera espectadores.

But we weren't even spectators.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

No éramos muy cercanos.

We weren't very close.

Todos éramos gente valiosa.

We were all valuable people.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Éramos pobres en ese entonces.

We were poor back then.

Éramos todas víctimas del orden social estadounidense.

We were all victims of the American social order.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ayer éramos como ellos, bueno, no todo el mundo, podíamos reír, dormir, comer.

Yesterday we were like them—well, not everyone. We could laugh, sleep, and eat.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Sé que creerán que éramos muy pobres.

I know they'll think we were very poor.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Debí darme cuenta de que éramos familia.

I should have realized that we were family.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Éramos vecinos.

We were neighbors.

Tu padre, mi hermano y yo, éramos muy distintos.

Your father, my brother and I were very different.

Pero sabía que éramos seis.

But I knew there were six of us.

— Zeta (2026)

Entonces éramos bastante ricos.

Back then we were quite rich.

Y no lo sé, pero en ese momento sentí que éramos un equipo.

And I don't know, but at that moment I felt like we were a team.

— Eternity (2025)

Siempre supe que éramos una familia extraña.

I always knew we were a strange family.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Pensé que éramos mejores amigas.

I thought we were best friends.

Éramos compañeros de curso.

We were classmates.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Lo éramos.

We were.

Que éramos su última opción e igual casi te echas atrás.

That we were their last option and you almost backed out.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón.

There were two of us, but we only had one heart.

Antes éramos niños.

We used to be children.

Vivíamos juntos y éramos muy, muy felices.

We lived together and were very, very happy.

Éramos los amos.

We were the kings.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Pensaba que éramos dos.

I thought there were two of us.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Éramos muy buenos amigos.

We were very good friends.

Éramos nosotros.

It was us.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

De hecho, antes de haber un lugar como América, éramos negros.

In fact, before there was a place like America, we were black.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No éramos más de cien pasajeros a bordo del ferry.

There were no more than one hundred passengers on board the ferry.

Éramos sólo cuatro y nos han jodido.

There were only four of us, and they screwed us over.

— Intocable (2011)

Y no éramos sólo nosotros, eran todos los de la compañía.

And it wasn't just us, it was everyone in the company.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Éramos una pareja atractiva.

We were an attractive couple.

— Eternity (2025)

Aquella noche éramos un trío en vez de dos parejas.

That night we were a trio instead of two couples.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Dijiste que éramos socios, ¿no es así?

You said we were partners, didn’t you?

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Siempre lo hacíamos todo juntos y éramos siempre los mismos.

We always did everything together and we were always the same people.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No tenía ni idea de lo bien que éramos.

I had no idea how good we were.

— La asistenta (2025)

Éramos buenos amigos.

We were good friends.

Éramos demasiado lentos.

We were too slow.

Y éramos geniales.

And we were great.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

Ahora éramos seis en el piso.

Now there were six of us in the apartment.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Éramos enemigos.

We were enemies.

Éramos los únicos coreanos.

We were the only Koreans.

— Burning (2018)

Nosotros éramos más jóvenes entonces.

We were younger then.

Éramos muy jóvenes.

We were very young.

— Cónclave (2024)

Éramos pareja.

We were a couple.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

No éramos una organización griega, éramos románticos.

We weren't a Greek organization, we were romantics.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Creíamos que éramos especiales, mejores que el resto.

We thought we were special, better than the rest.

— La ola (2008)

Éramos tipos duros.

We were tough guys.

Éramos unos niños.

We were children.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

No, Sr. Overstreet, no éramos unos tíos cualquiera.

No, Mr. Overstreet, we weren’t just any old guys.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Sólo éramos trabajadores pidiendo nuestros derechos.

We were just workers demanding our rights.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Viejo, es lo que hemos soñado desde que éramos unos niños.

Old man, it's what we've dreamed of since we were children.

— Anaconda (2025)

Yo tampoco quería que fueras al seminario, pero éramos pobres.

I didn't want you to go to the seminary either, but we were poor.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Pensé que éramos bienvenidos aquí.

I thought we were welcome here.

Éramos como hermanos.

We were like brothers.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Lo éramos de pequeños.

We were when we were little.

— Mystic River (2003)

Éramos diferentes.

We were different.