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ellos llevaban

they were wearing, they were carrying

→ llevar
llev to carry, to take + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,827
they were wearing, they were carrying Imperfect tense (ongoing/habitual past).
SP: Ellos llevaban chaquetas porque hacía frío.
EN: They were wearing jackets because it was cold.
Conjugation of llevar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban

Ambos llevaban ropa oscura.

Both were wearing dark clothing.

Llevaban unos bolsos negros hacia el interior.

They were carrying black bags inside.

— Elephant (2003)

Muchos de ellos llevaban armas.

Many of them were carrying weapons.

Todas llevaban guantes.

They were all wearing gloves.

La mayoría de estos hombres no llevaban mucho tiempo de soldados.

Most of these men had not been soldiers for very long.

Los soldados llevaban cascos de acero.

The soldiers wore steel helmets.

Todos llevaban corbata, menos Tom.

Everyone was wearing a tie, except Tom.

Lo llevaban por el túnel.

They were taking him through the tunnel.

Llevaban aquí dos meses.

They had been here for two months.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Me llevaban a Alemania, pero llegue hasta aquí.

They were taking me to Germany, but I ended up here.

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

Tom y Mary no se llevaban muy bien.

Tom and Mary didn’t get along very well.

El rey y la reina no llevaban corona.

The king and queen were not wearing crowns.

Los ladrones llevaban guantes.

The thieves were wearing gloves.

Todos llevaban guantes.

Everyone was wearing gloves.

Todos lo llevaban dentro.

They all had it inside.

A mí me llevaban al cine, me gustaba mucho ver películas.

They used to take me to the cinema; I really enjoyed watching movies.

— Roma (2018)