eles conversavam

were talking, were chatting

→ conversar
convers talk / converse + a her, it + vam they imperfect tense
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #34,625
were talking, were chatting Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past); third-person plural.
PO: Eles conversavam no café depois do trabalho.
EN: They were talking at the café after work.
Conjugation of conversar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — conversavam

Ou quando conversavam sobre cogumelos.

Or when they talked about mushrooms.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Eu escutei do que vocês dois conversavam.

I overheard what you two were talking about.

— Shrek (2001)

Normalmente eles conversavam sobre a morte.

They usually talked about death.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Não sei nada, sobre o que eles conversavam.

I don't know anything about what they were talking about.

— Do Coração (1998)

E conversavam sem prestar atenção.

And they talked without paying attention.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)