Translation of "Estuviesen" in English

Cuyos empleados estuviesen siendo obligados a trabajar.

that were having people working on them that were forced to work.

Y me miraban como si sus manos estuviesen atadas,

And they would look at me as if their own hands were tied,

Como si todas mis células estuviesen recibiendo un tipo de electricidad

as if all my cells were connected to some sort of electricity