This is the 1560th most frequent German word.
gehörten
"Gehörten" is the past tense conjugation of "gehören," meaning "belonged."
Here, 'gehörten' indicates an association with the construction site in the past.
Diese Geräusche gehörten zur Baustelle.
These noises were part of the construction site.
The word 'gehörten' here is the past tense, they 'belonged to' her in the past.
Die Bücher gehörten früher meiner Großmutter.
The books used to belong to my grandmother.
'gehörten' in this sentence asks about possession of the shoes at a past time point.