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ellos llevaban

were taking, used to take

→ llevar
llev to take, carry + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,047
were taking, used to take In context, llevar can mean to take or carry someone or something somewhere.
SP: Me llevaban al colegio cada mañana.
EN: They used to take me to school every morning.
Conjugation of llevar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban

¿Ambos llevaban casco?

Were they both wearing helmets?

Los soldados llevaban cascos de acero.

The soldiers wore steel helmets.

Si llevaban muchísimo dinero, se llevaban a Keith.

If they were carrying a lot of money, they took Keith with them.

¿Recuerdas qué llevaban puesto Tom y Mary?

Do you remember what Tom and Mary were wearing?

Se llevaban de maravilla.

They got along wonderfully.

Todas llevaban guantes.

They were all wearing gloves.

Los ladrones llevaban guantes.

The thieves were wearing gloves.

Tom y Mary no se llevaban muy bien.

Tom and Mary didn’t get along very well.

Llevaban unos bolsos negros hacia el interior.

They were carrying black bags inside.

— Elefante (2003)

Y otras que se las llevaban pero volvían solas.

And others that people took away, but they came back on their own.

— La historia oficial (1985)

Todos llevaban corbata, menos Tom.

Everyone was wearing a tie, except Tom.

Todos lo llevaban dentro.

They all had it inside.

La mayoría de estos hombres no llevaban mucho tiempo de soldados.

Most of these men had not been soldiers for very long.

Lo llevaban por el túnel.

They were taking him through the tunnel.

A mí me llevaban al cine, me gustaba mucho ver películas.

They used to take me to the cinema; I really enjoyed watching movies.

— Roma (2018)

En todos lados se llevaban a la gente de sus casas.

Everywhere, people were being taken away from their homes.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

El rey y la reina no llevaban corona.

The king and queen were not wearing crowns.

Me llevaban a Alemania, pero llegué hasta aquí.

They were taking me to Germany, but I made it this far.

— Ven y mira (1985)

Llevaban aquí dos meses.

They had been here for two months.

— Dil Se.. (1998)