incluían

Incluían is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb incluir in the imperfect indicative. It translates as “they included” or “they were including” and is used to describe past actions in which elements were added to a set, list, group, or document, or to indicate habitual inclusion in the past.

Formation and pronunciation: The form is derived from the infinitive incluir. In the imperfect, the endings -ían are added to the stem inclu-, yielding incluían for the third-person plural. The accent on the í marks the stressed syllable, following standard Spanish orthography for imperfect forms.

Usage: Incluían is typically used when referring to past actions of including or counting someone or something within a broader whole, such as lists, plans, or statistics. It can express both a single past action viewed from a historical standpoint and a repeated or habitual past practice, depending on the context.

Examples:

- Las autoridades incluían a migrantes en las estadísticas oficiales.

- Las propuestas incluían medidas de seguridad y de fomento del empleo.

- En la edición anterior, las listas de ganadores incluían varias empresas emergentes.

Related forms: Incluir is the infinitive; other tenses for the same verb include incluyo, incluyes, incluye, incluimos, incluís, y incluyeron. The noun inclusión corresponds to the act or result of including.