ellos sucedieron

happened, took place

→ suceder
suced happen; occur + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #45,533
happened, took place In this sense, it is usually used for events or things that happen.
SP: ¿Qué sucedieron ayer?
EN: What happened yesterday?
Conjugation of suceder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third sucedió sucedieron

Por supuesto, estas conversaciones sucedieron en otro lecho.

Of course, these conversations took place in another bed.

— TÁR (2022)

Los asesinatos sucedieron mientras llovía.

The murders happened while it was raining.

— Memorias de un Asesino (2003)

Sucedieron cosas extrañas en esa casa.

Strange things happened in that house.

Esta es la casa donde sucedieron los famosos crímenes.

This is the house where the famous crimes took place.

Sucedieron cosas extrañas en su cumpleaños.

Strange things happened on his birthday.

Sucedieron muchas cosas cuando era joven.

Many things happened when I was young.

— Despedidas (2008)