reconocían

reconocían

"They recognized."

Here, the verb 'reconocían' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate an ongoing or repeated action in the past of realizing or acknowledging something.

Ellos reconocían su error después de conversar.

They recognized their mistake after talking.

In this sentence, 'reconocían' describes an action habitual in the past where the subject could identify acquaintances.

Cuando eran jóvenes, reconocían a todos sus vecinos en el vecindario.

When they were young, they recognized all their neighbors in the neighborhood.

Here, 'reconocían' conveys an action in the past, displaying an awareness or memory of something experienced before.

Los músicos reconocían la melodía tocada antes por otra banda.

The musicians recognized the melody played earlier by another band.