This is the 13242nd most frequent Spanish word.
proporcionaban
"They provided" or "They supplied."
In this sentence, 'proporcionaban' is used to describe an ongoing past action where volunteers distributed resources.
Los voluntarios proporcionaban comida a las familias necesitadas.
The volunteers were providing food to the families in need.
Here, 'proporcionaban' indicates the act of giving or supplying information during an event.
En la reunión, los expertos proporcionaban información clave sobre el proyecto.
In the meeting, the experts were providing key information about the project.
This sentence uses 'proporcionaban' to refer to an action regularly done in the past to offer materials.