ellos recogieron

picked up, collected

→ recoger
re again; back + cog take + ieron 3rd person plural past
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #42,662
picked up, collected Third-person plural, simple past (preterite): “they” or “you all” (Spain).
SP: Después de la fiesta, recogieron la basura del parque.
EN: After the party, they picked up the trash from the park.
Conjugation of recoger
SingularPlural
First recogerme —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First recogí —
Third recogió recogieron

Recogieron los fragmentos del plato roto.

They picked up the fragments of the broken plate.

Mis padres me recogieron de la escuela.

My parents picked me up from school.

Dicen que ustedes lo recogieron.

They say you picked it up.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Los Federales ya recogieron los restos.

The Feds have already collected the remains.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Recogieron sus cosas y se marcharon en un coche alquilado.

They gathered their things and left in a rented car.

— Old Boy (2003)