estuvieron aplicando
-they/you were applying
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aplicar

Durante dos semanas le estuvieron aplicando los paños calientes y lo inmovilizaron.
For two weeks they applied hot towels to him, and they immobilized him.
Más del 80% de los padres participantes pudieron demostrar que aprendieron y que estuvieron aplicando nuevos métodos para ayudar a sus hijos a desarrollarse social y académicamente.
More than 80% of participating parents were able to demonstrate that they had learned, and were applying, new methods of helping their child develop socially and academically.
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