ellos formaron

formed, were part of

→ formar
form to form, to make up + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #54,456
formed
SP: Formaron una fila frente al cine.
EN: They formed a line in front of the movie theater.
were part of
SP: Formaron parte del mismo equipo durante años.
EN: They were part of the same team for years.
Conjugation of formar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — formamos
Third — formaron

Ellos formaron una cadena humana.

They formed a human chain.

Los trabajadores formaron una barrera humana.

The workers formed a human barrier.

Pero antes de eso, formaron parte del Reich alemán durante siglos.

But before that, they were part of the German Reich for centuries.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)