They were finishing (es. Acababan)

Translation into English

Los niños acababan de llegar a la escuela.

The children had just finished arriving at school.

Mis amigos acababan el almuerzo cuando fui.

My friends had just finished lunch when I arrived.

Ellos acababan de ver una película.

They had just finished watching a movie.

Cuando llegué a la fiesta, muchos invitados ya acababan de irse.

When I arrived at the party, many guests had just finished leaving.

Los estudiantes acababan su examen y parecían aliviados.

The students had just finished their exam and looked relieved.

Mis padres acababan de regresar de vacaciones cuando los llamé.

My parents had just finished returning from vacation when I called them.

Mientras las obras de arte llegaban a su fin, los críticos acababan sus evaluaciones, agotados pero satisfechos.

As the artworks came to an end, the critics had just finished their evaluations, exhausted but satisfied.

Los esfuerzos de protectores del medio ambiente parecían inútiles, ya que los gobiernos acababan de olvidar sus promesas.

The efforts of environmental protectors seemed futile, as governments had just finished forgetting their promises.

A medida que los debates sobre política externa acababan, se hizo evidente que el consenso era un sueño lejano.

As the debates about foreign policy had just finished, it became evident that consensus was a distant dream.