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ellos quedaban

they stayed, they remained

→ quedar
qued to stay, to remain + aban they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #15,965
they stayed, they remained Imperfect tense (ongoing or repeated past).
SP: Después de la fiesta, quedaban en casa para descansar.
EN: After the party, they stayed at home to rest.
Conjugation of quedar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
quedara

Pensé que nos quedaban uno o dos días de agua.

I thought we had one or two days of water left.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Mira, pensábamos que éramos los únicos que quedaban.

Look, we thought we were the only ones left.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

En el paquete solo quedaban las migajas.

Only crumbs remained in the package.

A él le quedaban tres semanas de vida.

He had three weeks left to live.

A Tom no le quedaban más opciones.

Tom had no other options left.

No quedaban más asientos libres.

There were no more free seats.

Quedaban pocos estudiantes en la clase.

There were few students left in the class.

Quiero devolver estos pantalones porque me quedaban demasiado grandes.

I want to return these pants because they were too big for me.

Al final de la fiesta sólo quedaban dos invitados.

At the end of the party, only two guests remained.

Ya no le quedaban ni fuerzas para dormir.

He no longer had the strength to sleep.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Aún quedaban más de mil.

There were still more than a thousand left.

— El último emperador (1987)

Estaba agotado, y no me quedaban fuerzas para controlar el avión.

I was exhausted, and I didn't have the strength left to control the plane.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Normalmente ellos no se quedaban por mucho.

They usually didn't stay for long.

Quedaban unas horas para el vuelo de Lois.

There were a few hours left until Lois' flight.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Disculpe, pero sólo quedaban dos.

Excuse me, but there were only two left.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Compré los zapatos, pero me quedaban pequeños.

I bought the shoes, but they were too small.

Al volver sólo quedaban ocho miembros de la tripulación.

Upon returning, only eight crew members remained.

Quedaban dos asientos libres.

There were two seats left.

Cuando terminó la primera fase, sólo quedaban ocho.

When the first phase ended, only eight remained.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Al Mayor Li solo le quedaban unos pocos hombres con él.

Major Li only had a few men left with him.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Iba a comprar el vestido pero cuando llegué ya no quedaban de mi talla.

I was going to buy the dress but when I arrived they were already out of my size.

Quedaban siete.

There were seven left.

— Jugada maestra (2026)