eles jogavam

used to play, were playing

→ jogar
jog play + ava Third-person plural imperfect past + m third-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #36,570
used to play, were playing The imperfect tense can describe a repeated past activity or an activity in progress in the past.
PO: Eles jogavam futebol todos os sábados.
EN: They used to play soccer every Saturday.
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)

Yanni e Skura jogavam videogame juntos.

Yanni and Skura were playing video games together.

Os nossos antepassados já jogavam gilli-danda.

Our ancestors already played gilli-danda.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Também jogavam hóquei.

They also played hockey.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Não sabia que vocês jogavam tênis de mesa.

I didn’t know you guys played table tennis.

— Marty Supreme (2025)