estiveram
Estiveram is a verb form in Portuguese, specifically the pretérito perfeito do indicativo of the verb estar, used for the third person plural (eles/elas). It means “they were” in English and denotes a completed action or state in the past.
The form is built from the stem estiver- added to the personal ending -am for the third
Usage notes include its contrast with the imperfect past form estar- estava/estavam, which expresses a past
Related forms in the same verb family include estive, estiveste, esteve, estivemos, estiveram, forming the complete
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