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ellos escuchaban

were listening

→ escuchar
escuch listen; hear + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #43,265
were listening Imperfect tense (they/you all).
SP: Ellos escuchaban música en el coche.
EN: They were listening to music in the car.
Conjugation of escuchar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First escuchaba —
Third escuchaba escuchaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First escuchaba —
Second escucharas —
Third escuchaba escuchaban
escuchara

Con el tiempo, los que me escuchaban se convirtieron en mis lectores.

Over time, those who listened to me became my readers.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Todos escuchaban atentamente.

Everyone listened attentively.

Los chicos escuchaban al maestro.

The boys listened to the teacher.

Ellos incluso escuchaban música.

They even listened to music.

Escuchaban la radio.

They were listening to the radio.