No. 15,020 in Russian
подходили
"Подходили" means "approached" or "came up to" in English.
In a sentence
Мы подходили к лесу, когда начался дождь.
We were approaching the forest when it started raining.
In this sentence, 'подходили' is used in the past tense imperfective aspect to describe an ongoing action of approaching.
Все подходили к проблеме с разными мнениями.
Everyone approached the problem with different opinions.
Here, 'подходили' signifies an ongoing or repeated past action of taking an approach or dealing with the problem.
Вы подходили к станции на трамвае?
Did you approach the station by tram?
In this example, 'подходили' is used in a question about a past event where the action of approaching is queried in the imperfective aspect.
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