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ellos escuchaban

were listening to, listened to

→ escuchar
escuch listen to + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #45,944
were listening to, listened to For an ongoing or habitual action in the past; the English translation depends on context.
SP: Los niños escuchaban música en casa.
EN: The children listened to music at home.
Conjugation of escuchar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First escuchaba —
Third escuchaba escuchaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First escuchaba —
Second escucharas —
Third escuchaba escuchaban
escuchara

Todos lo escuchaban.

Everyone was listening to him.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Con el tiempo, los que me escuchaban se convirtieron en mis lectores.

Over time, those who listened to me became my readers.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Todos escuchaban atentamente.

Everyone listened attentively.

Los chicos escuchaban al maestro.

The boys listened to the teacher.

Escuchaban la radio.

They were listening to the radio.

Ellos incluso escuchaban música.

They even listened to music.