How do you say "were" in spanish?

Answer 1

you were = estabas, estuviste, eras, fuiste
they were = estaban, estuvieron, eran, fueron
we were = estabamos, estuvimos, eramos, fuimos


Now you just need to figure out which one you need.

Answer 2

depending on the sentence it could be:

were = eran (they were lazy = ellos eran ociosos)

or were = estaban

they were playing = ellos estaban jugando

Answer 3

Well, "they were" is
ellos fueron