were coming
Sí, eras un gran criminal y venían a arrestarte.
Yes, you were a major criminal, and they were coming to arrest you.
— Taxi Express (1998)
Los ruidos no venían del ático.
The noises weren't coming from the attic.
Venían cada vez menos, así son las cosas.
They came less and less, that's how it is.
Algunos venían al teatro para ver, otros para ser vistos.
Some came to the theater to watch, others to be watched.
Las especias como el clavo venían de las islas de las Especias.
Spices like cloves came from the Spice Islands.
Tom estaba seguro de que venían tiempos mejores.
Tom was sure that better times were coming.
They said they weren’t coming.