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ellos caían

were falling

k a ˈi a n → caer
ca fall + ían they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #37,415
were falling Imperfect tense (they/you all were falling).
SP: Las hojas caían de los árboles en otoño.
EN: The leaves were falling from the trees in autumn.
Conjugation of caer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First caía —
Third caía caían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First caía —
Third caía caían
cayera

Caían lágrimas por sus mejillas.

Tears were falling down her cheeks.

Las bayas le caían en la mano sólo como bayas.

The berries fell into his hand just like berries.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

De los ojos de ella caían lágrimas.

Tears were falling from her eyes.

Lágrimas caían por la mejillas de Alicia.

Tears were streaming down Alicia’s cheeks.

Todos los hombres del reino caían bajo el hechizo de su mirada.

All the men in the kingdom fell under the spell of her gaze.

Todos caían como moscas, amigos y enemigos.

They were all falling like flies, friends and enemies alike.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Pero las bombas caían en las casas de los civiles.

But the bombs were falling on civilians' homes.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)