nosotros éramos

were

ˈe ɾ a m o s → ser
ér be + amos nosotros imperfect
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Common #3,992
were Used with nosotros/nosotras; the subject is often omitted in Spanish.
SP: Éramos muy felices allí.
EN: We were very happy there.
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

No éramos una organización griega, éramos románticos.

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

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Éramos"Warsaw"pero ahora somos"Joy Division".

We used to be “Warsaw,” but now we’re “Joy Division”.

— Control (2007)

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)

Al instante supe que éramos la pareja perfecta.

I instantly knew that we were the perfect couple.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Antes éramos niños.

We used to be children.

Éramos dos.

There were two of us.

Éramos muy felices.

We were very happy.

Éramos tipos duros.

We were tough guys.

Sabíamos que éramos mejores que eso.

We knew we were better than that.

No éramos muy cercanos.

We weren't very close.

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

Your father, my brother and I were very different.

Nosotros éramos más jóvenes entonces.

We were younger then.

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 compañeros de curso.

We were classmates.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Cuando yo era reportero, éramos más rápidos.

When I was a reporter, we were faster.

Pensé que éramos mejores amigas.

I thought we were best friends.

Éramos los únicos invitados.

We were the only guests.

Pero no éramos ni siquiera espectadores.

But we weren't even spectators.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Éramos pobres, pero felices.

We were poor, but happy.

Debí darme cuenta de que éramos familia.

I should have realized that we were family.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Éramos yo, Nick y ese chico, Carson Levered.

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

— Río Místico (2003)

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

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

— El engaño (2026)

Y éramos geniales.

And we were great.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Éramos buenos amigos.

We were good friends.

Todos éramos gente valiosa.

We were all valuable people.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Éramos los amos.

We were the kings.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Y nosotras, viejas tontas, éramos todo oídos.

And we, silly old women, were all ears.

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

Éramos nosotros.

It was us.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Lo éramos de pequeños.

We were when we were little.

— Río Místico (2003)

Éramos unos niños.

We were children.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

¿O éramos nosotros?

Or was it us?

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Éramos enemigos.

We were enemies.

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)

Éramos muy jóvenes.

We were very young.

— Cónclave (2024)

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)

Éramos todas víctimas del orden social estadounidense.

We were all victims of the American social order.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No éramos muy listos.

We weren't very smart.

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)

Nosotros éramos niños en esa época.

We were children at that time.

Éramos demasiado lentos.

We were too slow.

Éramos maestras.

We were teachers.

— Estación central (1998)

Éramos sólo cuatro y nos han jodido.

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

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Pensaba que éramos dos.

I thought there were two of us.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Creíamos que éramos especiales, mejores que el resto.

We thought we were special, better than the rest.

— La ola (2008)

Éramos como hermanas.

We were like sisters.

Los dos éramos felices.

We were both happy.

Éramos los reyes de la creación.

We were the kings of creation.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Éramos ocho.

There were eight of us.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Lo éramos.

We were.

Éramos uña y carne.

We were inseparable.

— Devdas (2002)

Pero sabía que éramos seis.

But I knew there were six of us.

— Zeta (2026)

Éramos bastante imprudentes.

We were quite reckless.

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)

Éramos felices.

We were happy.

En el penúltimo atraco éramos cuatro.

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

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Mira, pensábamos que éramos los únicos que quedaban.

Look, we thought we were the only ones left.

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Ahora éramos seis en el piso.

Now there were six of us in the apartment.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

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.

— Eternidad (2025)

Éramos niños sin postre.

We were children without dessert.

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)

Al rato ya éramos cuatro.

Before long, there were four of us.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Entonces éramos bastante ricos.

Back then we were quite rich.

No éramos ni somos una pareja.

We were not and are not a couple.

Sólo éramos trabajadores pidiendo nuestros derechos.

We were just workers demanding our rights.

— Fue solo un accidente (2025)

Nosotros éramos robots, siguiendo las órdenes de los profesores.

We were robots, following the teachers’ orders.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

No tenía ni idea de lo bien que éramos.

I had no idea how good we were.

— La Empleada (2025)

Aquella noche éramos un trío en vez de dos parejas.

That night we were a trio instead of two couples.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Éramos dos, pero sólo teníamos un corazón.

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

No era como si el director no supiera quiénes éramos.

It wasn't as if the principal didn't know who we were.

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

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

— Aquarius (2016)

Sé que creerán que éramos muy pobres.

I know they'll think we were very poor.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Éramos muy buenos amigos.

We were very good friends.

Siempre lo hacíamos todo juntos y éramos siempre los mismos.

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

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Éramos tan felices.

We were so happy.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Nosotros éramos los que estábamos engañando.

We were the ones who were cheating.

— Amores perros (2000)

¿Quién te dijo que éramos amigas?

Who told you we were friends?

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Entre semana, éramos Ozzie y Harriet.

During the week, we were Ozzie and Harriet.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Éramos como hermanos.

We were like brothers.

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Pensé que éramos bienvenidos aquí.

I thought we were welcome here.

Los dos éramos físicos en el centro de investigación.

We were both physicists at the research center.

Éramos los únicos coreanos.

We were the only Koreans.

— Burning (2018)

Se suponía que éramos un país desarrollado.

We were supposed to be a developed country.

Éramos pareja.

We were a couple.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Vivíamos juntos y éramos muy, muy felices.

We lived together and were very, very happy.

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)

Cuando estaba creciendo, sólo éramos mi madre y yo.

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

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Éramos vecinos.

We were neighbors.

¿Qué éramos y en qué nos hemos convertido?

What were we, and what have we become?

¡Cómo puede ser que alguien crea que ese grupo de niños éramos peligrosos!

How could anyone think that group of kids and I were dangerous!

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Dijiste que éramos socios, ¿no es así?

You said we were partners, didn’t you?

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Ahora sabemos lo inocentes que éramos.

Now we know how innocent we were.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

Y éramos bien normales.

And we were perfectly normal.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Éramos bebés.

We were babies.

— Victoria (2015)

Éramos jóvenes.

We were young.

Siempre supe que éramos una familia extraña.

I always knew we were a strange family.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

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 Empleada (2025)

Éramos nosotros tres, Rudolf.

It was the three of us, Rudolf.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Éramos una pareja atractiva.

We were an attractive couple.

— Eternidad (2025)

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

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

— Familia en renta (2025)