Comentaban

Comentaban is a Spanish verb conjugation. It is the imperfect indicative form of the verb "comentar," which means to comment, to remark, or to discuss. The form "comentaban" specifically refers to the third-person plural, meaning "they were commenting" or "they used to comment." This tense is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

For example, in a sentence like "Los vecinos comentaban el suceso," it translates to "The neighbors were commenting on the event" or "The neighbors used to comment on the event." The imperfect tense in Spanish, indicated by "comentaban," conveys a sense of background information, setting a scene, or describing a situation that was happening over a period of time without a definite end. It differs from the preterite tense, which would describe a completed action. The context of the sentence typically clarifies whether it refers to a continuous action in the past or a repeated one.