they were splitting
Past progressive they conjugation of split.

split

When my parents told me that they were splitting, they told me three things.
"Quand mes parents m'ont dit qu'ils se séparaient, ils m'ont dit 3 choses."
You know, I heard that they were splitting up.
- Il paraît qu'ils arrêtaient.
I mean, he was my cousin's husband, and I knew it was wrong, but they were splitting up.
Je veux dire, c'était le mari de ma cousine et je savais que c'était mal, mais ils étaient en train de se séparer.
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