No. 5,344 in Spanish
llegaban
"Arrived" or "were arriving" (imperfect tense of "llegar").
In a sentence
Los invitados llegaban al evento mientras se preparaban los últimos detalles.
The guests were arriving at the event while the final details were being prepared.
Llevaban is used in the past imperfect tense to denote an ongoing action in the past.
Cada verano, las tortugas llegaban a la playa para desovar.
Every summer, the turtles arrived at the beach to lay eggs.
Llevaban here denotes a recurring action in the past.
Cuando los equipos llegaban al lugar, encontraron el sitio vacío.
When the teams arrived at the location, they found the site empty.
Llevaban is used for setting the background or context for another action in the past.
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