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eles brincavam

were playing

→ brincar
brinca play + vam they imperfect tense
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #36,593
were playing Imperfect past (used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past).
PO: As crianças brincavam no parque depois da escola.
EN: The children were playing in the park after school.
Conjugation of brincar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First brincava brincávamos
Third brincava brincavam

Quando crianças, eles só brincavam de se matar.

As children, they only played at killing each other.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Tom e Mary sempre brincavam juntos quando eram crianças.

Tom and Mary always played together when they were children.

Os meninos brincavam de polícia e ladrão.

The boys were playing cops and robbers.

Vocês brincavam sempre juntos quando eram crianças.

You two always played together when you were kids.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Alguns meninos brincavam à beira-rio.

Some boys were playing by the riverbank.