ellos comían

were eating, ate

k o ˈm i a n → comer
com to eat + ían they/ustedes imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #42,111
were eating, ate Imperfect tense (they/you all were eating).
SP: Cuando llegamos, ellos comían en la cocina.
EN: When we arrived, they were eating in the kitchen.
Conjugation of comer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First comía —
Third comía comían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First comía —
Second comieras —
Third comía comían

Tom y Mary comían pochoclo mientras miraban la película.

Tom and Mary were eating popcorn while watching the movie.

Comían.

They ate.

Creí que ustedes sólo comían rosquillas.

I thought you guys only ate doughnuts.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Los campesinos pobres comían papas.

Poor peasants ate potatoes.

Ellos comían cualquier cosa.

They ate anything.

— Gully Boy (2019)