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ellos jugaban

played, were playing

x u ˈɡ a b a n → jugar
jug to play + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #20,189
played, were playing
SP: Los niños jugaban en el parque.
EN: The children were playing in the park.
Conjugation of jugar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First jugaba jugábamos
Second jugabas —
Third jugaba jugaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First jugaba jugábamos
Second jugabas —
Third jugaba jugaban

Las mujeres jugaban a las cartas.

The women played cards.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

No sabía que ustedes jugaban al tenis de mesa.

I didn't know you guys played table tennis.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Mis hermanos jugaban fútbol.

My brothers played soccer.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Ellos siempre jugaban tenis aquí.

They always played tennis here.

Jugaban con las almohadas como si nada hubiera ocurrido.

They played with the pillows as if nothing had happened.

Los policías jugaban al ajedrez en la comisaría.

The police officers were playing chess at the police station.

¿Qué equipos jugaban?

Which teams were playing?

Dos niños jugaban cerca de la casa.

Two children were playing near the house.

Los niños jugaban en el jardín.

The children were playing in the garden.

Pensé que ustedes dos jugaban al tenis todos los fines de semana.

I thought you two played tennis every weekend.

Algunos animales jugaban en el prado.

Some animals were playing in the meadow.

Jugaban con un arma.

They were playing with a gun.

— Río Místico (2003)

Pensé que siempre jugaban fútbol los sábados.

I thought they always played football on Saturdays.

Dos niños jugaban en la calle.

Two children were playing in the street.

Los niños jugaban en el medio de la calle.

The children were playing in the middle of the street.

Los niños jugaban bajo la atenta mirada del ama.

The children played under the watchful eye of the mistress.

¿Por qué no se lo pides a los que jugaban?

Why don’t you ask the people who were playing?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

¿Para qué jugaban?

What were they playing for?

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Jugaban cartas y él hizo trampa.

They were playing cards and he cheated.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Los niños jugaban con los imanes.

The children were playing with the magnets.

Sounds similar to

jugabas x u ˈɡ a b a s