eles jogavam

played, used to play, were playing

→ jogar
jog play + ava Imperfect past tense + m 3rd person plural
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #35,969
played, used to play, were playing Imperfect past (they). Often describes a habitual action or an ongoing action in the past.
PO: Quando eram crianças, eles jogavam futebol na rua todos os dias.
EN: When they were kids, they used to play soccer in the street every day.
Conjugation of jogar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First jogava jogávamos
Third jogava jogavam

Meus irmãos jogavam futebol.

My brothers played soccer.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Na praia, jogavam na minha cara livros de Byron.

On the beach, they threw Byron's books in my face.

— Sociedade dos Poetas Mortos (1989)

Também jogavam hóquei.

They also played hockey.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Os nossos antepassados já jogavam gilli-danda.

Our ancestors already played gilli-danda.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Não sabia que vocês jogavam tênis de mesa.

I didn’t know you guys played table tennis.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Yanni e Skura jogavam videogame juntos.

Yanni and Skura were playing video games together.