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ellos amaban

loved

→ amar
am love + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #29,827
loved Imperfect tense (they/you all loved; also used for habitual actions in the past).
SP: Cuando eran jóvenes, se amaban mucho.
EN: When they were young, they loved each other a lot.
Conjugation of amar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First amaba —
Third amaba amaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First amaba —
Third amaba amaban

Ellos amaban a Tom.

They loved Tom.

Ya no se amaban, por lo tanto, se separaron.

They no longer loved each other, therefore, they separated.

Ellos me amaban.

They loved me.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

Y ellos se amaban.

And they loved each other.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Y el pueblo estaba inspirado, por eso lo amaban.

And the people were inspired, that's why they loved him.

— Senna (2010)

Juan y María se amaban.

John and Mary loved each other.

Eso es porque no amaban a los muchachos.

That's because they didn't love boys.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Todos nuestros profesores eran jóvenes y amaban enseñar.

All our teachers were young and loved to teach.

Tom y Mary se amaban.

Tom and Mary loved each other.

Todos amaban a ese tipo.

Everyone loved that guy.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)