querían

they wanted, wanted


Verb querían

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperfect indicative form of querer.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) imperfect indicative form of querer.

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Examples
  • Se negó a hacer lo que ellos querían.

    She refused to do what they wanted.

  • Tom y Mary hablaron sobre todo lo que querían hacer en sus próximas vacaciones.

    Tom and Mary talked about everything they wanted to do on their upcoming vacation.

  • Todas querían una.

    Everybody wanted one.

  • Todos los que iban en el coche dijeron que querían salir y estirar las piernas.

    Everybody in the car said they wanted to get out and stretch their legs.

  • No querían pasar mucho rato hablando de ello.

    They did not want to spend much time talking about it.

  • Querían protección.

    They wanted protection.

  • Tom y María querían hablar sobre los viejos tiempos.

    Tom and Mary wanted to talk about old times.

  • Todos querían que lo hiciera.

    Everybody wanted me to do it.

  • Lo que ellas querían era un hombre como él.

    What they wanted was a man like himself.

  • Querían robar el coche.

    They wanted to steal the car.

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