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ellos trabajaban

were working, worked

→ trabajar
trabaj work + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #28,611
were working, worked Imperfect tense (third person plural: “they”/“you all”).
SP: Cuando yo llegué, ellos trabajaban en la oficina.
EN: When I arrived, they were working in the office.
Conjugation of trabajar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First trabajaba —
Second trabajabas —
Third trabajaba trabajaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First trabajaba —
Second trabajabas —
Third trabajaba trabajaban

Ellos trabajaban duro día y noche.

They worked hard day and night.

Teníamos amigos y parientes que trabajaban allí.

We had friends and relatives who worked there.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Todos los que trabajaban en el edificio.

Everyone who worked in the building.

— Doña Clara (2016)

Al principio creí que trabajaban para el gobierno.

At first I thought they were working for the government.

Creía que papá y mamá trabajaban la tienda.

I thought Dad and Mom worked at the store.

La mayor parte de esos hombres trabajaban en la mina.

Most of those men worked in the mine.

Las mujeres trabajaban en casa.

Women worked at home.

Los sirvientes trabajaban como hormigas.

The servants worked like ants.

Ellos tampoco trabajaban.

They didn't work either.

Bonnie y Clyde y Thelma y Louise no trabajaban solos.

Bonnie and Clyde and Thelma and Louise didn't work alone.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)