No. 5,524 in Russian
показывали
"They showed" or "were showing."
In a sentence
Вчера по телевизору показывали интересный фильм.
Yesterday, an interesting movie was shown on TV.
This use of 'показывали' refers to a past event where a movie was aired or displayed on television.
На выставке нам показывали редкие картины.
At the exhibition, they showed us rare paintings.
Here, 'показывали' describes an action where someone was showing rare paintings at an exhibition setting.
На уроке учитель показывали, как решать сложные задачи.
In the lesson, the teacher showed us how to solve complex problems.
In this context, 'показывали' is utilized to express an educational action of demonstrating a method or procedure.
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