ellos volvían

they returned, they were returning

→ volver
volv turn; return + ían 3rd person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #46,243
they returned, they were returning
SP: Volvían a casa cuando empezó a llover.
EN: They were returning home when it started to rain.
Conjugation of volver
SingularPlural
First volverme —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First volvía volviéramos
Second volvieras —
Third volvía volvían
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First volvía —
Third volvía volvían

Entraba, y todos los trabajadores del casino se volvían locos.

He would walk in, and all the casino employees would go crazy.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Venían aquí y ya no volvían.

They came here and never came back.

— Stalker (1979)

Las dos hermanas se volvían más y más famosas.

The two sisters were becoming more and more famous.

Entonces no eran las hormonas las que la volvían loca.

So it wasn’t the hormones that were driving her crazy after all.

— La asistenta (2025)