were coming, came, used to come
Do you know what time they were coming?
Las especias como el clavo venían de las islas de las Especias.
Spices like cloves came from the Spice Islands.
Aquí dice que venían a ver esos papeles y justo ayer me dio por hacer limpieza.
It says here they were coming to look at those papers, and yesterday of all days I decided to have a clear-out.
— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)
Algunos venían al teatro para ver, otros para ser vistos.
Some came to the theater to watch, others to be watched.
They used to come and see me all the time.
— Legado en los huesos (2019)
Sí, eras un gran criminal y venían a arrestarte.
Yes, you were a major criminal, and they were coming to arrest you.
— Taxi (1998)
Venían cada vez menos, así son las cosas.
They came less and less, that's how it is.
They said they weren’t coming.