atendíais

Atendíais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb atender. The verb atender has several common meanings, including to attend to, to look after, to serve, or to pay attention to. Therefore, atendíais translates to "you all were attending to," "you all were looking after," "you all were serving," or "you all were paying attention." The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe ongoing actions, habitual actions, or descriptions in the past. So, atendíais would be used in a sentence describing what a group of people (ustedes or vosotros) were doing habitually or continuously in the past. For example, "Vosotros atendíais a los clientes con amabilidad" means "You all were attending to the customers with kindness." Similarly, "Ellos atendíais sus estudios mientras trabajaban" translates to "They were attending to their studies while they worked." The specific nuance of atender in a sentence will determine the precise English translation of atendíais.