socavábamos
Socavábamos is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb socavar. Socavar itself translates to "to undermine," "to excavate," or "to erode." Therefore, "socavábamos" means "we were undermining," "we were excavating," or "we were eroding." The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the scene or describe conditions that existed in the past without a specific beginning or end.
When used, "socavábamos" would describe a past situation where a group of people (we) were engaged in