No. 1,545 in Russian
проводились
"Were conducted" or "were carried out."
In a sentence
В прошлом году в нашей школе проводились спортивные соревнования.
Last year, sports competitions were held at our school.
Here, 'проводились' is used to describe events or activities that were organized and took place in the past.
На этой выставке проводились увлекательные экскурсии для детей.
At this exhibition, engaging tours for children were conducted.
In this usage, 'проводились' indicates that certain events or activities were arranged or executed, specifying their nature.
В рамках исследования проводились многочисленные эксперименты.
In the course of the study, numerous experiments were conducted.
Here, 'проводились' refers to the execution or implementation of systematic activities (experiments) related to research.
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