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estaban haciendo

were doing

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phrase Rare #35,169
were doing Also means "were making" depending on context.
SP: Cuando llegué, estaban haciendo la tarea.
EN: When I arrived, they were doing their homework.

Creía que estaban haciendo el amor.

I thought they were making love.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Estaban haciendo un río.

They were making a river.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Sigan con lo que estaban haciendo.

Keep doing what you were doing.

Estaban haciendo un puente a mi coche cuando los sorprendí.

They were hot-wiring my car when I surprised them.

Todos en la sala estaban haciendo la misma cosa.

Everyone in the room was doing the same thing.

Vuelvan a lo que estaban haciendo.

Go back to what you were doing.

Me estaban haciendo preguntas, y.

They were asking me questions, and.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)