This is the 16332nd most frequent Turkish word.
yapıyordu
"Yapıyordu" means "was doing" or "was making" in English.
Here, 'yapıyordu' in the form 'suluyordu' indicates an ongoing past action, showing a continuous past activity.
O, bu sabah bahçede çiçekleri suluyordu.
He was watering the flowers in the garden this morning.
In this context, 'yapıyordu' refers to an action that was being performed concurrently with another action in the past.
Dün akşam televizyon izlerken ödevini yapıyordu.
He was doing his homework while watching TV last night.
Here, 'yapıyordu' replaces 'okuyordu' to generally describe an interrupted action in the past.