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ellos cantaban

sang

k a n ˈt a b a n → cantar
cant sing + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,897
sang imperfect tense (they/you all were singing)
SP: De niños, cantaban en el coro de la escuela todos los viernes.
EN: As children, they sang in the school choir every Friday.
Conjugation of cantar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cantaba —
Third cantaba cantaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cantaba —
Third cantaba cantaban

Todos cantaban y bailaban.

Everyone was singing and dancing.

— El espejo (1975)

Juan tocaba la guitarra y sus amigos cantaban.

Juan played the guitar and his friends sang.

Los pájaros cantaban en el bosque.

The birds were singing in the forest.

Los pájaros cantaban.

The birds were singing.

John tocaba la guitarra y sus amigos cantaban.

John played the guitar and his friends sang.

Los pájaros cantaban en los árboles.

The birds were singing in the trees.