they were selling

estuvieron vendiendo

they were selling(they wuhr sehl-ihng)

phrase

1. (used to talk about a short or defined period of time)

a. estuvieron vendiendo

Those poor kids. They were selling lemonade all day, and not one person bought a cup.

Esos pobres niños. Estuvieron vendiendo limonada todo el día, y ni una persona les compró un vaso.

2. (used to talk about a long or undefined period of time)

a. estaban vendiendo

What were those people doing? - They were selling homemade desserts.

¿Qué hacían esas personas? - Estaban vendiendo postres caseros.

b. vendían

Kelly and Hector met when they were selling insurance at a company in Boston.

Kelly y Héctor se conocieron cuando vendían seguros en una empresa en Boston.