rebien

In a sentence

• Cada setmana, els estudiants rebien classes de música.

  Every week, the students received music lessons.

  The verb 'rebien' here is used in the past imperfect tense (from the verb 'rebre') to indicate an ongoing or habitual action in the past.

• En aquells dies, moltes cases rebien el servei de correu només un cop al mes.

  In those days, many houses received mail service only once a month.

  In this sentence, 'rebien' describes an habitual action in the past, showing a regular practice at a certain time.

• Quan vivien al poble, sempre rebien visites dels parents.

  When they lived in the village, they always received visits from relatives.

  Here 'rebien' conveys an ongoing or usual occurrence in the past, aligning with the imperfect tense usage for describing habitual events.