No. 8,405 in Spanish
queríamos
"Queríamos" means "we wanted" in English.
In a sentence
Queríamos visitar la playa durante nuestras vacaciones.
We wanted to visit the beach during our vacation.
In this sentence, 'queríamos' is used in the imperfect tense to express a past desire or intention. It shows that at some point, the speakers had the intention to visit the beach.
De niños, queríamos ser astronautas.
As children, we wanted to be astronauts.
Here, 'queríamos' reflects a past continuous longing or aspiration the subjects had during their childhood, without referencing whether this was realized or not.
Cuando nos lo mencionaron, queríamos saber más detalles.
When they mentioned it to us, we wanted to know more details.
In this example, 'queríamos' illustrates a state of curiosity or interest in the past, linking it to the specific action of them mentioning something.
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