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they were sleeping
-estaban durmiendo
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were sleeping
-estuviste durmiendo
Past progressive conjugation of sleep. There are other translations for this conjugation.

they were sleeping

they were sleeping(
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a. estaban durmiendo
It was almost noon, bu they were sleeping because they were very tired after the long journey.Era casi mediodía, pero estaban durmiendo porque estaban muy cansados tras el largo viaje.
b. estaban dormidos
I opened my parent's bedroom door. They were sleeping.Abrí la puerta del dormitorio de mis papás. Estaban dormidos.
c. dormían
Where were the children? - They were sleeping upstairs.¿Dónde estaban los niños? - Dormían en la planta de arriba.
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