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ellos tocaban

they played

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toc touch + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #42,784
they played Imperfect past tense.
SP: Cuando éramos niños, tocaban la guitarra en el parque.
EN: When we were kids, they played the guitar in the park.
Conjugation of tocar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
tocara

Todas las mejores bandas tocaban allí.

All the best bands played there.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Sus pies no tocaban el suelo.

His feet did not touch the ground.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Ella miraba hacia la iglesia cada vez que las campanas tocaban.

She would look towards the church every time the bells rang.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Ellos tocaban guitarra y acordeón.

They played guitar and accordion.

Cuando entré al cuarto, pude oír que tocaban a Mozart en la radio.

When I entered the room, I could hear Mozart playing on the radio.