No. 2,306 in Catalan
formaven
"Formaven" means "they formed" in English.
In a sentence
Els estudiants formaven grups per realitzar el projecte.
The students were forming groups to carry out the project.
In this sentence, 'formaven' is used to indicate an action that was regularly or habitually happening in the past, describing the students forming groups.
Les pedres formaven part del camí antic.
The stones formed part of the ancient path.
Here, 'formaven' is utilized to indicate a past characteristic or state, denoting that the stones were a part of the ancient path.
Formaven una línia per esperar l’autobús.
They were forming a line to wait for the bus.
In this context, 'formaven' is employed to describe an ongoing action in the past, where the people were forming a line.
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