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ellos volvían

were making ... become, were becoming, were returning, used to return

→ volver
volv to return, to come back + ían they were (imperfect)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #41,720
were making ... become
SP: Sus palabras la volvían más segura.
EN: His words were making her more confident.
were becoming
SP: Con el tiempo, se volvían más amigos.
EN: Over time, they were becoming better friends.
were returning, used to return
SP: Después del trabajo, volvían a casa juntos.
EN: After work, they were returning home together.
Conjugation of volver
SingularPlural
First volverme —
volvervolversevolverte
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First volvía —
Third volvía volvían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First volvía volviéramos
Second volvieras —
Third volvía volvían
volviera

Entonces no eran las hormonas las que la volvían loca.

So it wasn’t the hormones that were driving her crazy after all.

— La Empleada (2025)

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)

Intentaba proteger a quienes volvían de la torre.

I was trying to protect those who were returning from the tower.

Entraba, y todos los trabajadores del casino se volvían locos.

He would walk in, and all the casino employees would go crazy.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

La volvían loca de miedo.

They scared her out of her wits.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Las dos hermanas se volvían más y más famosas.

The two sisters were becoming more and more famous.

Venían aquí y ya no volvían.

They came here and never came back.

— Stalker (1979)