уезжали

were leaving, used to leave

ʊ j ɪ ʐː a lʲ ɪ → уезжать
у away or off; often marks a completed action + езж travel by vehicle + али past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #41,882
were leaving, used to leave Past plural form of an imperfective verb; in a clause with чтобы, it often corresponds to “leave” in English.
RU: Они уезжали рано утром.
EN: They were leaving early in the morning.
Conjugation of уезжать
Indicative past

Мы уезжали.

We were leaving.

Мы не хотим, чтобы вы уезжали.

We don’t want you to leave.